Fremont County is named for John Charles Fremont, who was a United States general, explorer and presidential candidate.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Mills County
E – Page County
S – Atchison County, Missouri
W – Otoe County, Nebraska and Cass County, Nebraska
Created: February 24, 1847
County Seat:
Austin 1850 – 1851
Sidney 1851 – present
County Courthouse – Sidney
Location: 506 Fillmore Street / Indiana Street
Built: 1889 – 1890
Style: Early American and Romanesque
Architect: S E Maxon
Contractor: Harry Wales
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Sidney. The building has a small portico on the first story with eight short granite columns supporting three arches with pediment above. Behind the portico rises the three story square brick tower with dormers on the roof. A horizontal band of white colored stone runs above the first story windows and above the second story windows. The roof is hipped. In the interior there is the original oak staircase. The hallway runs north-south with a high ceiling. The County District Court courtroom is located at the southwest corner of the second story. The building houses the County District Court of the 4th Judicial District.
See: The architect S E Maxon also designed the courthouse in Adair County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Fremont County Courthouse
See: The 4th Judicial District includes Audubon County, Cass County, Harrison County, Mills County, Montgomery County, Page County, Pottawattamie County and Shelby County.
History: The county was created in 1847 and Austin was selected as the county seat in 1850 when the county was organized. The first court met in the storeroom of A H Argyle in Austin. In 1851 the county seat was moved to Sidney. The first courthouse was built in 1860 in Sidney at a cost of $40,000. The building was destroyed by arson in 1888 when blown up with gun powder. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1889 to 1890.
County Courthouse – Sidney
County District Court courtroom
Photos taken 2008 and 2023
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