It was built by Harry Wales in 1888, and designed in the Romanesque Revival style by M.E.

[2] By the 1970s, it was "the oldest Post Office in continuous use in Nebraska.

"[2] It was intended to serve as a U.S. Court House and Post Office, but there is no record of it ever having served as a courthouse.

[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 3, 1971.

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