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Western Public Service Building

Coordinates: 41°51′51″N 103°39′43″W / 41.86417°N 103.66194°W / 41.86417; -103.66194 (Western Public Service Building)
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Western Public Service Building
The building in 2010
Western Public Service Building is located in Nebraska
Western Public Service Building
Western Public Service Building is located in the United States
Western Public Service Building
Location1721 Broadway, Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Coordinates41°51′51″N 103°39′43″W / 41.86417°N 103.66194°W / 41.86417; -103.66194 (Western Public Service Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1931 (1931)
Built byErnest Leafgreen
ArchitectEverett L. Goldsmith
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.04000798[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 2004

The Western Public Service Building is a historic building in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It was built in 1931 by Ernest Leafgreen for the Western Public Service Company, an electricity company whose president was E. C. Van Diest.[2] It was designed in the Art Deco style by architect Everett L. Goldsmith, with "terra cotta sheathing of the two public facades, the west and the north."[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 15, 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Western Public Service Building". National Park Service. Retrieved May 14, 2019. With accompanying pictures