The Gering Courier Building is a historic building in

Gering, Nebraska Gering is a city in, and the county seat of, Scotts Bluff County, in the Panhandle region of Nebraska, United States. The population was 8,564 at the 2020 census. History Gering was officially founded on March 7, 1887, being located at the bas ...

. It was built in 1915 as the third headquarters of the ''

Gering Courier The ''Gering Courier'' is a weekly newspaper serving the Gering, Nebraska community, currently published in Gering's sister city of Scottsbluff. History Established by Asa B. Wood in 1887 as a Republican-leaning weekly, the ''Gering Courier' ...

'', whose founding editor,

Asa Wood Asa Butler Wood (August 26, 1865 - May 7, 1945) was an American politician and newspaper publisher, serving as a state senator in the U.S. state of Nebraska from 1924 to 1930. Life Born in Wapello County, Iowa. Wood entered the newspaper business ...

, served as a member of the

Nebraska Senate The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", the Nebraska Legislature is the small ...

. With He was followed by his son, Warren C. Wood, who served in

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. The building was designed in the

Classical Revival style Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

, "with symmetrical pedimented entrances flanked by pilasters and a parapeted roofline with a large classical cornice." It has been listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

since October 15, 2004.

References

National Register of Historic Places in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska Neoclassical architecture in Nebraska Buildings and structures completed in 1915 {{Nebraska-NRHP-stub