U.S. Post Office

202 S. 8th St., Nebraska City, Nebraska. County/parish: Otoe.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 03, 1971. NRIS 71000488.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • U.S. Court House and Post Office

From Wikipedia:

U.S. Post Office (Nebraska City, Nebraska)

The U.S. Post Office is a historic building in Nebraska City, Nebraska. It was built by Harry Wales in 1888, and designed in the Romanesque Revival style by M.E. Bell. By the 1970s, it was "the oldest Post Office in continuous use in Nebraska."

It was intended to serve as a U.S. Court House and Post Office, but there is no record of it ever having served as a courthouse. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 3, 1971.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73921165

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