Stories tagged "National Register": 56 All Featured Tags Sort by: Title Date Added Filed Under Gambling Riverside HotelThe grand 1927 hotel took center stage during Reno's reign as the Divorce Capital of the World. By The Reno Historical Team View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Gambling El Cortez HotelAn Art Deco dazzler built for Abe Zetoony in 1931 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 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 Divorce Nystrom Guest House (moved)The 1875 Gothic-style residence was a rooming house for a century. 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 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 Residences B.D. Billinghurst HouseBuilt for Reno's Superintendent of Schools around 1910 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 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 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 Early Settlers & Settlement Lake MansionBuilt in 1877, the residence was home to Jane Lake and was famously moved across town twice. By Sharon Honig-Bear 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 Religion First United Methodist ChurchGothic Revival design elements grace this 1926 church. 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 Civic Organizations Twentieth Century ClubThe beautiful building for Reno's first women's club was constructed on First Street in 1926. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Religion Bethel AME ChurchA religious, social, and political center for Reno's African American community since 1910 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Food Landrum's DinerThe legendary South Virginia Street diner opened in 1947. By Mella Rothwell Harmon 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Religion First Church of Christ, ScientistWidely known as the Lear Theater, the riverfront church designed by Paul Revere Williams has been a Reno landmark since 1939. By Mella Rothwell Harmon & Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Residences Alpha Tau OmegaA fraternity house built in 1929 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Education Clark Administration BuildingOpened as the Alice McManus Clark Library in 1927 By Amanda Buell & Reno Historical Team View Story | Show on Map Filed Under Education Fleischmann PlanetariumA masterpiece of Populuxe architecture, the science center opened in 1963. By Wohamar O. Anni & Reno Historical Team View Story | Show on Map Next
Filed Under Gambling Riverside HotelThe grand 1927 hotel took center stage during Reno's reign as the Divorce Capital of the World. By The Reno Historical Team View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Gambling El Cortez HotelAn Art Deco dazzler built for Abe Zetoony in 1931 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 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 Divorce Nystrom Guest House (moved)The 1875 Gothic-style residence was a rooming house for a century. 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 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 Residences B.D. Billinghurst HouseBuilt for Reno's Superintendent of Schools around 1910 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 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 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 Early Settlers & Settlement Lake MansionBuilt in 1877, the residence was home to Jane Lake and was famously moved across town twice. By Sharon Honig-Bear 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 Religion First United Methodist ChurchGothic Revival design elements grace this 1926 church. 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 Civic Organizations Twentieth Century ClubThe beautiful building for Reno's first women's club was constructed on First Street in 1926. By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Religion Bethel AME ChurchA religious, social, and political center for Reno's African American community since 1910 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Food Landrum's DinerThe legendary South Virginia Street diner opened in 1947. By Mella Rothwell Harmon 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Religion First Church of Christ, ScientistWidely known as the Lear Theater, the riverfront church designed by Paul Revere Williams has been a Reno landmark since 1939. By Mella Rothwell Harmon & Alicia Barber View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Residences Alpha Tau OmegaA fraternity house built in 1929 By Mella Rothwell Harmon View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Education Clark Administration BuildingOpened as the Alice McManus Clark Library in 1927 By Amanda Buell & Reno Historical Team View Story | Show on Map
Filed Under Education Fleischmann PlanetariumA masterpiece of Populuxe architecture, the science center opened in 1963. By Wohamar O. Anni & Reno Historical Team View Story | Show on Map