Stories by author Mella Rothwell Harmon: 55 All Featured Tags Sort by: Title Date Added Filed Under Civic Organizations Washoe County Library The midcentury marvel is renowned for its lush interior garden court. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Government and Politics Washoe County CourthouseThe center of Washoe County government since 1873 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Bridges Virginia Street Bridge (site)The bridge constructed across the Truckee River in 1905 became a nationally known landmark in Reno's divorce era. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Education Veterans Memorial SchoolThe 1949 elementary school was named to honor former Reno students killed in World War II. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Tyson HouseBorn in Ireland, Ellen McNamara ran her comfortable rooming house on Liberty Street for two decades. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Civic Organizations Twentieth Century ClubThe beautiful building for Reno's first women's club was constructed on First Street in 1925. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Religion Trinity Episcopal CathedralMultiple architects designed portions of the church, which was built over a period of 25 years. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Education St. Thomas Aquinas SchoolThe parochial grade school at St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral was built in 1931. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Religion St. Thomas Aquinas CathedralThe 1910 Catholic church was designated a Cathedral in 1931. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Education Southside School AnnexBuilt in 1936 as additional space for the adjacent (since demolished) Southside School. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Transportation Southern Pacific Railroad Freight HouseThe two-story 1931 Art Moderne building contained offices and storage space for railroad freight. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Silver State Lodge (site)A charming rustic retreat on U.S. 40 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Silver Bells Wedding Chapel (site)The chapel operated in a converted bungalow duplex on Virginia Street. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Government and Politics Senator Francis G. Newlands House, NHLConstructed in 1889 for Nevada's U.S. Senator Francis G. Newlands, the residence is a designated National Historic Landmark. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Transportation Reno Southern Pacific Railroad DepotThe 1926 Mediterranean-style depot is the fifth to stand on the same site. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Economy Reno National BankDesigned by Frederic DeLongchamps, the 1915 Classical Revival bank was built for Nevada powerhouse George Wingfield. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Education Reno High SchoolModern in every respect, the new high school opened in 1951. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Government and Politics Reno Downtown Post OfficeThe glorious Art Deco/Art Moderne Federal Building and Post Office opened in 1934. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Entertainment Pioneer Center for the Performing ArtsOriginally called the Pioneer Theater-Auditorium in 1967, the performing arts center is topped by a spectacular geodesic dome. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Early Settlers & Settlement Peleg Brown RanchThe ranch was established by pioneer Peleg Brown in 1858 and bought by Louis Damonte in 1940. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Residences Pearl Upson HouseA turn-of-the-century Queen Anne home in the Powning Addition By Mella Rothwell Harmon & The Reno Historical Team View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Early Settlers & Settlement Patrick Ranch HouseOnce the center of a sprawling ranch, the house is now nestled in the heart of Reno's Old Southwest. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map Filed Under Tourism Park Wedding Chapel (site)Reno's first freestanding wedding chapel opened across from the Washoe County Courthouse in 1956. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map 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 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 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 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 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 Next
Filed Under Civic Organizations Washoe County Library The midcentury marvel is renowned for its lush interior garden court. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Government and Politics Washoe County CourthouseThe center of Washoe County government since 1873 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Bridges Virginia Street Bridge (site)The bridge constructed across the Truckee River in 1905 became a nationally known landmark in Reno's divorce era. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Education Veterans Memorial SchoolThe 1949 elementary school was named to honor former Reno students killed in World War II. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Tyson HouseBorn in Ireland, Ellen McNamara ran her comfortable rooming house on Liberty Street for two decades. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Civic Organizations Twentieth Century ClubThe beautiful building for Reno's first women's club was constructed on First Street in 1925. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Religion Trinity Episcopal CathedralMultiple architects designed portions of the church, which was built over a period of 25 years. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Education St. Thomas Aquinas SchoolThe parochial grade school at St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral was built in 1931. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Religion St. Thomas Aquinas CathedralThe 1910 Catholic church was designated a Cathedral in 1931. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Education Southside School AnnexBuilt in 1936 as additional space for the adjacent (since demolished) Southside School. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Transportation Southern Pacific Railroad Freight HouseThe two-story 1931 Art Moderne building contained offices and storage space for railroad freight. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Silver State Lodge (site)A charming rustic retreat on U.S. 40 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Silver Bells Wedding Chapel (site)The chapel operated in a converted bungalow duplex on Virginia Street. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Government and Politics Senator Francis G. Newlands House, NHLConstructed in 1889 for Nevada's U.S. Senator Francis G. Newlands, the residence is a designated National Historic Landmark. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Transportation Reno Southern Pacific Railroad DepotThe 1926 Mediterranean-style depot is the fifth to stand on the same site. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Economy Reno National BankDesigned by Frederic DeLongchamps, the 1915 Classical Revival bank was built for Nevada powerhouse George Wingfield. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Education Reno High SchoolModern in every respect, the new high school opened in 1951. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Government and Politics Reno Downtown Post OfficeThe glorious Art Deco/Art Moderne Federal Building and Post Office opened in 1934. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Entertainment Pioneer Center for the Performing ArtsOriginally called the Pioneer Theater-Auditorium in 1967, the performing arts center is topped by a spectacular geodesic dome. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Early Settlers & Settlement Peleg Brown RanchThe ranch was established by pioneer Peleg Brown in 1858 and bought by Louis Damonte in 1940. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Pearl Upson HouseA turn-of-the-century Queen Anne home in the Powning Addition By Mella Rothwell Harmon & The Reno Historical Team View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Early Settlers & Settlement Patrick Ranch HouseOnce the center of a sprawling ranch, the house is now nestled in the heart of Reno's Old Southwest. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
Filed Under Tourism Park Wedding Chapel (site)Reno's first freestanding wedding chapel opened across from the Washoe County Courthouse in 1956. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story — Show on Map
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 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 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 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 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