The Cedar County Courthouse in

Hartington, Nebraska Hartington is a city in and the county seat of Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,514 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census. History Hartington was platted in 1883, as a water stop on the railroad. It was named ...

dates from 1891. It was listed on the

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in 1990. Out of 18 "County Capitol" type courthouses built in Nebraska during 1888 to 1907, this one is relatively unusual for having a tower in a corner, rather than centered. It is a

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-style building. It was designed by J. C. Stitt, an untrained architect from

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. with

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* More photos of the Cedar County Courthouse at

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska Romanesque Revival architecture in Nebraska Government buildings completed in 1891 Buildings and structures in Cedar County, Nebraska County courthouses in Nebraska {{Nebraska-NRHP-stub