All Stories: 269 All Featured Tags Sort by: Title Date Added Filed Under Education Orvis Ring School (site)The Mission-style grammar school stood on Evans Avenue between Seventh and Eighth Streets. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Government and Politics Original Reno City Hall (site)Headquarters for Reno government from 1907-1965 By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Divorce Nystrom Guest House (relocated)The 1875 Gothic-style residence was a rooming house for a century. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Divorce Nortonia Boarding HouseThe lovely turn-of-the-century Queen Anne house was popular among Reno's divorce-seekers. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Government and Politics Northside Fire StationConstructed on East 4th Street in 1917, the building has undergone a significant transformation. By Jon Wagner View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Gambling New China Club (site)Bill Fong opened the inclusive club in 1952, when other Reno casinos would not admit people of color. By Sarah Patton View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Transportation Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad DepotThe ornate 1910 depot served the N-C-O Railroad, which once ran north to Lakeview, Oregon. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Transportation Nevada-California-Oregon Locomotive Machine ShopThe locomotive house for the N-C-O Railroad was constructed in 1889. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Industry Nevada Welding WorksThe 1931 industrial shop was reportedly the first electrically welded building in the state. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Nevada Auto ServiceOne of the first commercial properties on South Virginia Street serviced cars in 1929. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Needham Rooming HouseThe Needhams offered necessary lodging for Black visitors to Reno, including divorce-seekers. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Muller House By Donna and Paul Erickson View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Religion Mt. Hope Baptist Church By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Education Mount Rose Elementary SchoolThe Mission-style elementary school has been in continuous use since 1912. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Morris HotelBuilt for F.C. Savage in 1931, the 40-unit hotel occupied a enviable spot along busy U.S. Highway 40. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Education Morrill HallThe first building on the University of Nevada, Reno campus housed the entire university's operations upon opening in 1886. By Amanda Buell & Reno Historical Team View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Moffitt House (site)Roberts House / Bradshaw House By The Reno Historical Team View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Recreation Moana SpringsEstablished three miles south of town in 1905, the popular resort and natural hot springs was once reached by a streetcar line. By Lauren Culleton View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Industry Mining Experiment StationOpened in 1921 as a federal Mining Experiment Station, the building long housed UNR Facilities. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Miller-Rowe/Holgate HouseBuilt in 1903, the Queen Anne home offered rooms for rent in Reno's divorce heyday and beyond. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Businesses Miguel's Mexican FoodChef Miguel Ribera opened his namesake restaurant in 1959. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Education McKinley Park SchoolThe first of Reno's four Mission-style elementary schools opened in an existing park in 1909. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Civic Organizations Masonic TempleThe modern 1967 Masonic Lodge stands on the same site as the earlier 1906 Temple lost to fire. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Civic Organizations Masonic Lodge No. 13/Reno Mercantile (site)Completed in 1873, the lodge was Reno's oldest commercial building when demolished in 2019. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Mary Sherman House (site)The 1895 Queen Anne home housed the Reno Unity Center for 50 years. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Education Mary S. Doten School (site)The Mission-style elementary school stood on West 5th Street. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Industry Martin Iron WorksAn industrial mainstay of East 4th Street pivotal to Reno's construction industry By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Martha Wingfield HouseProminent Nevada businessman George Wingfield's mother, Martha, lived here from 1911 to 1940. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Early Settlers & Settlement Martha Jackson House (site)The remarkable story of one of Nevada's African American pioneers. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Gambling Mapes Hotel (site)The luxury hotel-casino revolutionized Reno's gambling landscape upon its 1947 opening. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Previous Next
Filed Under Education Orvis Ring School (site)The Mission-style grammar school stood on Evans Avenue between Seventh and Eighth Streets. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Government and Politics Original Reno City Hall (site)Headquarters for Reno government from 1907-1965 By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Divorce Nystrom Guest House (relocated)The 1875 Gothic-style residence was a rooming house for a century. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Divorce Nortonia Boarding HouseThe lovely turn-of-the-century Queen Anne house was popular among Reno's divorce-seekers. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Government and Politics Northside Fire StationConstructed on East 4th Street in 1917, the building has undergone a significant transformation. By Jon Wagner View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Gambling New China Club (site)Bill Fong opened the inclusive club in 1952, when other Reno casinos would not admit people of color. By Sarah Patton View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Transportation Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad DepotThe ornate 1910 depot served the N-C-O Railroad, which once ran north to Lakeview, Oregon. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Transportation Nevada-California-Oregon Locomotive Machine ShopThe locomotive house for the N-C-O Railroad was constructed in 1889. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Industry Nevada Welding WorksThe 1931 industrial shop was reportedly the first electrically welded building in the state. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Nevada Auto ServiceOne of the first commercial properties on South Virginia Street serviced cars in 1929. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Needham Rooming HouseThe Needhams offered necessary lodging for Black visitors to Reno, including divorce-seekers. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Education Mount Rose Elementary SchoolThe Mission-style elementary school has been in continuous use since 1912. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Morris HotelBuilt for F.C. Savage in 1931, the 40-unit hotel occupied a enviable spot along busy U.S. Highway 40. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Education Morrill HallThe first building on the University of Nevada, Reno campus housed the entire university's operations upon opening in 1886. By Amanda Buell & Reno Historical Team View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Moffitt House (site)Roberts House / Bradshaw House By The Reno Historical Team View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Recreation Moana SpringsEstablished three miles south of town in 1905, the popular resort and natural hot springs was once reached by a streetcar line. By Lauren Culleton View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Industry Mining Experiment StationOpened in 1921 as a federal Mining Experiment Station, the building long housed UNR Facilities. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Miller-Rowe/Holgate HouseBuilt in 1903, the Queen Anne home offered rooms for rent in Reno's divorce heyday and beyond. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Businesses Miguel's Mexican FoodChef Miguel Ribera opened his namesake restaurant in 1959. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Education McKinley Park SchoolThe first of Reno's four Mission-style elementary schools opened in an existing park in 1909. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Civic Organizations Masonic TempleThe modern 1967 Masonic Lodge stands on the same site as the earlier 1906 Temple lost to fire. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Civic Organizations Masonic Lodge No. 13/Reno Mercantile (site)Completed in 1873, the lodge was Reno's oldest commercial building when demolished in 2019. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Mary Sherman House (site)The 1895 Queen Anne home housed the Reno Unity Center for 50 years. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Education Mary S. Doten School (site)The Mission-style elementary school stood on West 5th Street. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Industry Martin Iron WorksAn industrial mainstay of East 4th Street pivotal to Reno's construction industry By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Martha Wingfield HouseProminent Nevada businessman George Wingfield's mother, Martha, lived here from 1911 to 1940. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Early Settlers & Settlement Martha Jackson House (site)The remarkable story of one of Nevada's African American pioneers. By Alicia Barber View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Gambling Mapes Hotel (site)The luxury hotel-casino revolutionized Reno's gambling landscape upon its 1947 opening. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map