The Cheyenne County Courthouse in
Cheyenne Wells, Colorado is a
Georgian Revival
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover— George I, George II, Ge ...
-style building that was built in 1908 and first used in 1909. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1989.
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It was deemed significant for its association with the rapid homesteading of Cheyenne County which was created just 20 years before the courthouse was built, and for its architecture. It was designed by noted Colorado architect John J. Huddart.][ with ]
It was renovated and extended to the back in 1983.[
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See also
*Cheyenne County Jail
The Cheyenne County Jail, at 85 W. Second St. in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, was built in 1894. It was a work of Denver architect Robert S. Roeschlaub with some Romanesque Revival styling. It is now operated as the Cheyenne Wells Old Jail Museum ...
, also NRHP-listed and located in Cheyenne Wells
References
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado
County courthouses in Colorado
Government buildings completed in 1908
Colonial Revival architecture in Colorado
Buildings and structures in Cheyenne County, Colorado
National Register of Historic Places in Cheyenne County, Colorado
1908 establishments in Colorado
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