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Nevada - Elko County
Elko County Nevada has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Gold Creek Ranger Station and Ruby Valley Pony Express Station, Elko County Courthouse, Lamoille Organization Camp and Midas Schoolhouse.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Elko County places including Civilian Conservation Corps, USFS Regional Office, James A. Wetmore, William H. Weeks, Carl C. Madsen, H.J. Jefferson and Sellman Bros.. Prominent architectural styles found in Elko Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Elko County Courthouse (added 1992 - - #92001259)
571 Idaho St. , Elko
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sellman Bros., Weeks,William H.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Gold Creek Ranger Station (added 1992 - - #92001187)
Also known as Gold Creek Administrative Site
E of Mountain City, Humboldt NF , Mountain City
Brace Gennette, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps, USFS Regional Office
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
More Information:
Lamoille Organization Camp (added 2007 - - #07000553)
Also known as Camp Lamoille; Elko Lion's Club Camp Lamoille, 26EK10214(HTNF#HM-2707)
Right Fork of Lamoille Creek, end of FS Rd. 122, Ruby Mountains Ranger District Humboldt--Toiyabe National Forest , Lamoille
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jefferson, H.J., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Education, Social History, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Outdoor Recreation
Midas Schoolhouse (added 2004 - - #04000727)
Second St., two blks east of Main St. , Midas
LCGS Russ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Ruby Valley Pony Express Station (added 1975 - - #75001110)
1515 Idaho St. , Elko
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Communications
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Communications Facility, Road-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
US Post Office--Elko Main (added 1990 - - #90000133)
Also known as Elko Main Post Office
275 Third , Elko
Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Madsen,Carl C., Wetmore,James A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
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