Knox County Courthouse, Southwest corner of Fourth Avenue & Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Significance: The Knox County Courthouse, housed in the first floor, is significant for its association with the politics and government of Knox County from 1886 to 1906. After 1906, the first floor served various community uses including a post office for a number of years. The second floor of this building was occupied for many years by the Individual Order of Odd Fellows Lodge (I.O.O.F.) No. 82, one of the earliest lodges in Nebraska. The building is also significant as a representative example of local vernacular architecture with classical features.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29, FN-30
Survey number: HABS NE-27
Building/structure dates: 1886 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1941 Subsequent Work