National Register of Historic Places - Nevada (NV), Washoe County

Washoe County Nevada (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Applegate--Lassen Trail, Applegate-Lassen Trail, Marlette Lake Water System, University of Nevada Reno Historic District and Whittell Estate.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Lahontan Period and American Expansion dating back to 1825.

The famous person Clarence Hungerford Mackay is associated with one of more of the Washoe County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Washoe County places including Stanford White, Frederic J. DeLongchamps and Herman Schussler. Prominent architectural styles found in Washoe Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Applegate--Lassen Trail (added 1981 - - #81000729)

Also known as See Also:78001722

Extends from Rye Patch NW to state line , Not available

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Transportation, Health/Medicine

Cultural Affiliation:

Rural American

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Federal, Private, State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Road-Related, Unoccupied Land

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Applegate-Lassen Trail (added 1978 - - #78001722)

Trail extends from Rye Patch NW to state line , High Rock Canyon

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Military, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Lahontan Period, American Expansion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Cliff, Walter, Ranch District (added 1985 - - #85002428)

Also known as Cliff,Walter,Ranch

7635 Old HW 395 , Washoe Valley

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Marlette Lake Water System (added 1992 - - #92001162)

Also known as Virginia City Gold Hill Water Company Water System;See Also:

Roughly, from Marlette Lake E to NV 80 , Virginia City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Schussler,Herman

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, State

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Water Works

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Water Works

Newlands Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000912)

Reno, Reno

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1889-1965 AD

Twaddle--Pedroli Ranch (added 2000 - - #00000340)

Also known as Jackson--Harp Ranch, Rand Property

4970 Susan Lee Circle , Washoe Valley

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

University of Nevada Reno Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000135)

Also known as See Also:Mackay School of Mines Building;Morrill Hall

Virginia St. , Reno

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., White,Stanford

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Empire

Historic Person:

Mackay,Clarence Hungerford

Significant Year:

1941, 1945, 1906

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Whittell Estate (added 2000 - - #00001207)

5000 NV 28 , Incline Village

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

DeLongchamps, Frederic J.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Significant Year:

1967, 1938, 1940

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Other, Economics, Community Planning And Development, Art, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Natural Feature, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Garden, Natural Feature