Nevadas Historic Buildings

Author : Ronald M. James
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874178061
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nevada's Historic Buildings written by Ronald M. James and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1991, Nevada’s Commission for Cultural Affairs was formed to oversee the preservation of the state’s historic buildings and the conversion of the best of them for use as cultural centers. This program has rehabilitated dozens of historic structures valued by their communities for the ways they represent the development of the state and its culture. Nevada’s Historic Buildings highlights ninety of these buildings, describing them in the context of the state’s history and the character of the people who created and used them. Here are reminders of mining boomtowns, historic ranches, transportation, the divorce and gaming industries, the New Deal, and the innovation of Las Vegas’s post-modern aesthetic. These buildings provide a cross-section of Nevada’s rich historic and cultural heritage and their survival offers everyone the experience of touching the past.

Author : Holly Walton-Buchanan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781891033353
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Houses and Buildings of Reno, Nevada written by Holly Walton-Buchanan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide highlights the architectural and historical significance of more than sixty important homes, ranch houses, and buildings in Reno, Nevada. Known as The Biggest Little City in the World since the 1930s, when quickie divorces and casino gaming were legalized by the Nevada Legislature, Reno has reinvented itself several times during its nearly 150 years of history. Founded in the 1860s on the banks of the scenic Truckee River in Northern Nevada, Reno has had a fascinating journey, from its beginnings as an Emigrant Trail outpost, to its role in the mid-1930s invention of the hotel and casino industry. Cattle barons, mine speculators, and bank presidents in 19th century Reno built their mansions on the high bluff above the Truckee River, surrounded by extensive gardens, transforming the arid little town into what author Walter Van Tilburg Clark called The City of Trembling Leaves. Also featured is the beautiful University of Nevada, Reno, campus, with its Neoclassical buildings designed by Reno s most prominent architect, Frederic Delongchamps. Enhanced with both historical and contemporary photographs, the book includes maps, a glossary of architectural terms with local examples, and a list of architectural styles found in Reno.

Author : Julie Nicoletta
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buildings of Nevada written by Julie Nicoletta and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landlocked, arid, and infertile, Nevada is one of the least hospitable regions in the United States. Although it is dominated by its wild landscape, Nevada boasts a colorful human history and a rich architectural heritage. This volume, the newest in the acclaimed Buildings of the United States series, offers a comprehensive tour of Nevada's highly distinctive architecture-from old ghost mining towns to the Las Vegas strip, pioneer forts to mega casinos, the silent majesty of the Hoover Dam to the quirkiness of drive-in wedding chapels. Organized by region, the book is a fascinating survey of more than 200 historic sites, including churches, courthouses, schools, homes, historic railroads, copper mines, forts, hotels, and more. Detailed descriptions set all of these diverse forms of building into social, political, historical, and stylistic context. Featuring 250 original photographs, maps, and drawings, this extraordinary volume is the most complete guide of its kind.

Author : Nevada Historical Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biennial Report of the Nevada Historical Society written by Nevada Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : S. Allen Chambers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Architecture of Carson City, Nevada written by S. Allen Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Francis Peloubet Farquhar
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520015517
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Sierra Nevada written by Francis Peloubet Farquhar and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1965 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Panorama of human experiences in California's "great snowy range", including the Yosemite, Mt. Whitney, and Lake Tahoe areas, from its sighting by Spaniards to the present.

Author : Jeanne Walpole
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1461746892
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Insiders' Guide® to Reno and Lake Tahoe written by Jeanne Walpole and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative guide will show you how to navigate the crystal-clear waters of Lake Tahoe and the exciting nightlife of “The Biggest Little City in the World.”

Author : Howard W. Marshall
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816513109
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paradise Valley, Nevada written by Howard W. Marshall and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stonemasons from the Alpine valleys of northwestern Italy shaped the architectural face of Paradise Valley in northern Nevada in the 1860s and 1870s. Drawing on their own distinctive skills, they constructed the constellation of granite and sandstone buildings that are the region's most visible landmarks. Marshall's analysis of this architectural legacy, illustrated with 229 photographs and 70 line drawings, is not only a valuable resource for scholars in vernacular architecture, folklore, and cultural geography, but also a verbal and visual treat for all who love the American West.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Washoe Club written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nevada State Historical Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nevada State Historical Society Papers written by Nevada State Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: