Dodge County | US Courthouses

Dodge County is named for Augustus Caesar Dodge, who was a United States Senator.

Surrounding County Courthouses:

N – Cuming County and Burt County

E – Burt County and Washington County

S – Douglas County and Saunders County

W – Colfax County

Created: November 23. 1854

County Seat:

Fontenelle 1856 – 1860

Fremont 1860 – present

County Courthouse – Fremont

Location: 435 North Park Street / West 5th Street

Built: 1917 – 1918

Style: Neo-Classical

Architect: A H Dyer Company of Fremont

Contractor: Olson & Johnson of Missoula, Montana

Description: The building faces east and is a four story stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Fremont. The building is faced with blue Bedford stone. The parapet has a decorative moulding that is slightly pedimented at the center. The center section projects from the building and has four immense simple smooth round engaged columns extend for the second and third stories. The cornice above the third story projects from the building with a recessed fourth story above. The deeply rusticated basement contrasts notably with the smooth stone above. In the interior, entry to the first story is through a small vestibule on the east facade but directly onto a long corridor on the north and south facades. Original features include grey marble wainscoting and stairs, ceramic tile flooring in tan, black, and white, and elaborate plaster mouldings in four patterns. The 35 foot by 50 foot former County District Court courtroom occupies the southwest corner of the third story at the end of the hallway. The courtroom has been converted to a meeting room for the Board of Supervisors and has therefore been considerably changed with new ceilings, lighting, and wall coverings. On the east side is the modern Judicial Center.

County Judicial Center – Fremont

Location: 426 North Broad Street / West 5th Street

Built: 1984 – 1986

Style: Modern

Architect: Dana Larson Roubal & Associates of Omaha

Contractor: McHan Construction, Inc. of Sioux City, Iowa.

Description: The building faces east and is a four story red colored brick stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Fremont on the west side of the courthouse. This large four-story addition is connected to the courthouse by a second story enclosed walkway and is thus offset from the building. It occupies over a half block at the west or back of the courthouse, is faced with red colored brick, and has stone trim with of classical inspiration. The County District courtroom is located on the south side of the third story. The two County Court courtrooms are located on the north side of the third story. The building houses the County District Court and County Court of the 6th Judicial District. The building also contains the jail.

See: The 6th Judicial District includes Burt County, Cedar County, Dakota County, Dixon County, Thurston County and Washington County.

History: The county was created in 1854 and Fontenelle was designated as the county seat in 1856. The county seat was moved to Fremont in 1860. The first courthouse was a two story brick structure designed and built by John Ray in 1867 to 1868 at a cost of $11,800. The courthouse was destroyed in a severe fire on December 31, 1887. The second courthouse was a two story brick and stone structure designed by George E McDonald and constructed by Seeley Sons & Company in 1888 to 1890 at a cost of $60,000. The courthouse was destroyed by fire on December 5 in 1915. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1917 to 1919 at a cost of $223,239.