Cuming County is named for Thomas B Cuming, who was an early governor of the Nebraska Territory.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Wayne County and Thurston County
E – Thurston County and Burt County
S – Dodge County and Colfax County
W – Stanton County
Created: March 16, 1855
County Seat:
West Point 1855 – present
County Courthouse – West Point
Location: 200 South Lincoln Street / East Church Street
Built: 1954 – 1955
Style: Modern
Architect: B H Backlund and Associates Inc. of Omaha
Contractor: Parsons Construction Company
Description: The building faces west and is a three story concrete, buff colored brick and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of West Point. The building has a concrete overhang with glass walls at the entrance. Above the entrance is a panel of windows. On the south side, the roof overhangs the building and there are two horizontal bands of white colored concrete between the windows. On the north side, the north section rises to three stories. In the interior is a staircase at the west entrance. There are vinyl and ceramic floor coverings. The walls are corkboard finished with plaster. The large County District Court and County Court courtroom is located on the east side of the second story. There is a large mural on the east wall. The building houses the County District Court and County Court of the 7th Judicial District.
See: The architect, B H Backlund and Associates Inc. of Omaha, designed courthouses in Boyd County and Brown County.
See: The 7th Judicial District includes Antelope County, Knox County, Madison County, Pierce County, Stanton County and Wayne County.
History: The county was created in 1855 and West Point (Philadelphia) was selected as the county seat in 1857 when the county was organized. The first office was a log cabin in 1858 and use of rental premises. The first courthouse was a two story brick structure started by R B Rochford and completed by Edmund Krause in 1874 after Rochford failed to complete the construction. The total cost was $40,000. The second courthouse was constructed in 1954 to 1955 at a cost of $400,000.
County Courthouse – West Point
County District Court and County Court courtroom
Photos taken 2008, 2016 and 2023
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