Dawes County Courthouse

The Dawes County Courthouse in Chadron, Nebraska, United States, was built in 1935. It was designed in Art Deco style by John Latenser & Sons It is the courthouse of Dawes County, Nebraska.

Dawes County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	S. Main St. between 4th and 5th Sts., Chadron, Nebraska
Coordinates	42°49′57″N 103°19′51″W
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1935
Architect	John Latenser & SonS
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	County Courthouses of Nebraska NPS
NRHP reference No.	90000975[1]
Added to NRHP	July 5, 1990

Located on S. Main St. between 4th and 5th Sts. in Chadron, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995; the listing included the courthouse building and two contributing objects.^[1][2][3] It is located at the end of the courthouse square it overlooks, because it was built as a replacement for an older, centered courthouse that remained in use during construction, and which only later was removed. ^[4]