| First Thurston County Courthouse | |
| Coordinates: | 42.1142°N -96.7072°W |
| Added: | January 10, 1990 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Mpsub: | County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS |
| Refnum: | 89002210 |
The First Thurston County Courthouse, in Pender, Nebraska, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It consists of two contributing buildings.
The older building, at 222 Main Street, was built by 1889 and after purchase by the county for $1500 served as courthouse for Thurston County. It is a two-story wood frame commercial building about 20feet by 50feet in plan.
The second building, adjacent, was built in 1892 as a U-shaped hotel building known as Peebles House. It is a 100feet by 95feet three-story brick-faced U-shaped building which has aspects of the Second Renaissance Revival architecture.[1]