First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail

United States historic place


First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


41°34′12″N 101°41′25″W / 41.57000°N 101.69028°W / 41.57000; -101.69028
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1914
Architect	Noll, J.S.
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.	89002241^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 10, 1990

The First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail, was perhaps the smallest court house in the United States, and serves now as a museum.^[2]

Located at Marshall St. between Fir and Elm Sts. in Arthur, Nebraska, the 26-by-28-foot (7.9 m × 8.5 m) courthouse building was built in 1914, and the jail was built in 1915, as the first government buildings in newly formed Arthur County. The courthouse was designed by a J.S. Noll with some elements of Italianate style. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990; the listing included two contributing buildings.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Jones, Melissa (2005). Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, and Wackiest Sites in America. Capital Books. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-931868-85-3.
^ Barbara Beving Long (November 8, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail / AT01-4, -5". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1978 and 1988 (NRHP nom doc also available at Nebraska History^[usurped])