Elko County Courthouse | |
Location | 571 Idaho St., Elko, Nevada |
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Coordinates | 40°50′0.58″N115°45′42.49″W / 40.8334944°N 115.7618028°W |
Built | 1911 |
Architect | W. H. Weeks; Sellman Bros. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 92001259 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 23, 1992 |
Elko County Courthouse is a historic building listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located at 571 Idaho Street in Elko, Nevada.
The original courthouse building was finished in 1869. [2] It was torn down in 1910 and replaced with the current building. [3]
The site was "a scene of terror" on the night of July 18, 1870, when a giant burning chandelier fell into a throng of people. [4]
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