Banner County is named for the slogan “banner county” as the county was “to be the brightest star in the constellation of Nebraska counties”.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
E – Morrill County and Cheyenne County
S – Kimball County
W – Laramie County, Wyoming and Goshen County, Wyoming
Created: November 6, 1888 
County Seat:
Harrisburg 1889 – present
County Courthouse – Harrisburg
Location: 206 State Street / Illinois Avenue
Built: 1956 – 1957
Style: Modern
Architect: Robert W Ditzen of Boulder, Colorado
Contractor: Fullen Construction Company Inc. of Scotts Bluff
Description: The building faces south and is a one story buff colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious grounds in the center of Harrisburg. The building is a long rectangle with large windows on the south side. The center section has white colored stone. In the interior is the County District Court courtroom. The building houses the County District Court and County Court of the 12th Judicial District.
See: The contractor, Fullen Construction Company, Inc. of Scotts Bluff, also constructed the courthouse in Brown County and Sioux County.
See: The 12th Judicial District includes Box Butte County, Cheyenne County, Dawes County, Deuel County, Garden County, Grant County, Kimball County, Morrill County, Scotts Bluff County, Sheridan County and Sioux County.
History: The county was created in 1888 and Harrisburg was selected as the county seat in 1889. The first courthouse was a two story wood frame structure designed and built by Charles A Schooley in 1890. He donated the building to the county. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1956 to 1957 at a cost of $200,000.
County Courthouse – Harrisburg
County District Court courtroom
Old Bank Building – Harrisburg
Photos taken 2010