The Sherman County Courthouse, 630 O St. in Loup City, is a Beaux Arts building of tan brick with four white columns, designed by Henningson Engineering of Omaha, begun in 1920 and dedicated on October 8, 1921; it was listed on the National Register in 1990. The county’s first courthouse burned in 1874 on the day the commissioners accepted it. Offices open weekdays 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; main phone (308) 745-1513.