777 Motel

Built in 1964 when Virginia Street was still the north-south highway through the city.

Allied Equipment

After the close of WWII, the tenants of this 1939 building introduced the first "peace-time Jeep" to Reno.

Alpha Tau Omega

A fraternity house built in 1929

Alpine Glass Company

The Rosselli brothers founded their glass company down the street in 1925, moving it here in 1929.

American Railway Express Office

The Railway Express Agency handled parcel shipping for the railroad from 1926 to 1975.

Armstrong House (relocated)

Joanne de Longchamps House

Atcheson House (site)

Folsom House

Auto Painting & Trimming/Heidtman Motor Co.

Constructed in 1927 and 1936, the two buildings have been combined to house a single business.

B.D. Billinghurst House

Built for Reno's Superintendent of Schools around 1910

Barengo Building

Opened by Italian immigrant brothers Natale and Camillo Barengo in 1936

Barnes Radio Service

An early radio entrepreneur on South Virginia Street

Benetti Block

The five storefronts opened amid a post-World War II building boom.

Benham-Belz House

The oldest house on the original Reno townsite

Berry House (site)

North House / Nelson House

Bethel AME Church

A religious, social, and political center for Reno's African American community since 1910

Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls (site)

The educational institution operated from 1876 to 1894 in today's Whitaker Park.

Black Springs Community Center

Moved to Black Springs in 1970, the renovated house became an important community hub.

Black Springs in the 1960s

A decade of challenges and successes

Black Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Constructed by the community in 1970, the station gave residents the power to protect their homes.

Bufkin House

Byington Building

The building at the corner of Virginia and Second Streets was a longstanding commercial anchor.

C. Clifton Young Federal Building and Courthouse

The modern 1965 building housed numerous federal agencies.

California Apartments

The Vacchinas hired Frederic DeLongchamps to design this Classical Revival building in 1921.

California Building

Built as a gift from the State of California on the occasion of a 1927 Highways Exposition

Carnegie Free Public Library (site)

Financed by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, Reno's first public library opened in 1902.

Carr Residence and Office

Longtime home to the Carr family and George A. Carr's dental practice

Carthen House

Casale's Halfway Club

Named for its location halfway between Reno and Sparks, the family restaurant is one of the area's oldest and most treasured.

Caughlin Ranch House

An enduring link to one of Reno's most prosperous pioneering ranch families

Central School (site)

Opened in 1880 to serve elementary through 12th grade and later known as Central High School.