Elko County Courthouse

Elko County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	571 Idaho St., Elko, Nevada
Coordinates	40°50′0.58″N115°45′42.49″W / 40.8334944°N 115.7618028°W / 40.8334944; -115.7618028
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.

History

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]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "Elko County Courthouse". Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
3. "Elko's first courthouse". Howard Hickson's Histories. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
4. "Elko County Courthouse history". Welcome to Elko, NV. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.

<The Elko Independent, Elko, Nev., July 20, 1870> <https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84022043/1870-07-20/ed-1/?sp=3&st=image&r=0.017,0.507,0.473,0.285,0>

External links

• Photo of courthouse in 1989
• Photos of courthouse at Waymarking