NRHP: Deuel County Courthouse
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Deuel County Courthouse
NRHP Reference #: 89002239
NRHP Listing Date: 19900110
Location
718 3rd, Chappell, Deuel County, Nebraska
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Summary
Deuel County is located in the western panhandle of the state. It became a county in 1888 when it separated from Cheyenne County. Chappell, which had been platted in 1884, was named the temporary county seat. Big Springs, Chappell, and Froid then competed fiercely for the permanent county seat designation. It required several elections and a court case, but in 1894 Chappell finally retained the county seat. In 1915 voters approved a bond issue for the construction of a new courthouse and jail to replace the original one. The Classical Revival-style courthouse was completed that same year.
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