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Nevada Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings

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Hoover Dam
Boulder City, NV
Hoover Dam was originally known as the Boulder Dam. It was built between 1931-1936. The construction required thousands of workers and hundreds of them lost their lives. The Dam straddles the Arizona and Nevada borders at the Colorado River. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

State Supreme Court and Library
Carson City, NV
The State Supreme Court and Library was designed by Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps and built from 1936-1937. The Supreme Court moved in 1991 and the building has housed the Office of the Attorney General since then. [map]

Las Vegas High School
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas High School was built from 1930-1931. It is considered the most significant Art Deco building in Las Vegas. For more, see this website. [map]

Pioche:
Lincoln County Courthouse

Downtown Post Office
Reno, NV
The Downtown Post Office was designed by Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps and built from 1931-1934. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Hotel El Cortez
Reno, NV
The Hotel El Cortez was designed by George A. Ferris & Son and built in 1931. There were panel signs on the roof originally. The middle photo in the bottom row above housed the Trocadero Room cocktail lounge which was added in 1941. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It now houses the Siegel Suites El Cortez Apartments. For more, see this website. [map]

Winnemucca Volunteer Fire Department
Winnemucca, NV
This Winnemucca Volunteer Fire Department building was designed by Andrew P. Weidman and built in 1935. This photo is from 2014. The Fire Department moved to a new building in 2015. The building has been since been painted beige and brown. [map]

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