Knox County Courthouse (Nebraska)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Knox County Courthouse
nrhp_type = hd


caption =
location= Main St. between Brazile and Bridge Sts. Center, Nebraska
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 36
lat_seconds = 32
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 97
long_minutes = 52
long_seconds = 37
long_direction = W
locmapin = Nebraska
area =
architect= Watson,E.B.
architecture= Modern Movement
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governing_body = Local
mpsub=County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
refnum=90000972cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Knox County Courthouse is am historic building in Center, Nebraska, the county seat of Knox County.

After a series of five elections to determine a county seat for Knox County, Center — located on two corn fields in the geographic center of the county — was selected in 1901 as the county seat. A first courthouse was built in 1902. The current courthouse was constructed from February to October 1934. In addition to $50,000 raised by the county from tax levies, the courthouse was the first public building in Nebraska to be built using funds and workers from the Civil Works Administration and Federal Emergency Relief Administration. [ [http://www.nacone.org/webpages/counties/countywebs/knox.htm Knox County History] . Nebraska Association of County Officials. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

On July 05, 1990, the Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places.cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

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