Carson City Post Office

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Carson City Post Office
Paul Laxalt State Building.jpg
Carson City Post Office is located in Nevada
Carson City Post Office
Location 401 N. Carson St., Carson City, Nevada
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Area less than one acre
Built 1888
Architect Bell,M.E.
Architectural style Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque, Other
NRHP Reference # 79003440[1]
Added to NRHP February 9, 1979

The Carson City Post Office is an historic building in Carson City, Nevada built during 1888-1891. It was designed by architect Mifflin E. Bell. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

It is significant as the first Federal building built in Nevada, and the only one of its architectural style, which is Richardsonian Romanesque.[2] It served as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada from 1891 to 1965.[3] It was renamed the Paul Laxalt State Building, for former Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt, in 1999, and now houses the Nevada Commission on Tourism.[3]

Bell, a Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, was the initial architect, while work was completed under Supervising Architect successors Will Frost and James Windrum.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NRHP nom with accompanying photos
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Federal Judicial Center Historic Federal Courthouses page for Carson City, Nevada

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