Humboldt County Courthouse (Nevada)

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Humboldt County Courthouse (Nevada)
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Location5th and Bridge Sts., Winnemucca, Nevada
Coordinates 40°57′59″N117°44′11″W / 40.96639°N 117.73639°W / 40.96639; -117.73639
Arealess than one acre
Built1921
Architect Fredrick J. De Longchamps
NRHP reference No. 83001109 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 1983

The Humboldt County Courthouse is a courthouse in Winnemucca, Nevada, the county seat of Humboldt County, Nevada, which was completed in 1921. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1983. [1]

It was designed in Classical Revival style by architect Fredrick J. De Longchamps. It has a monumental pedimented portico with Corinthian columns, and it has an entablature which runs all the way around the building. [2]

The building was deemed "significant to the city of Winnemucca and Humboldt County as an outstanding example among the numerous public buildings designed by Frederick J. DeLongchamps, Nevada's most notable historical architect." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 James M. Hamrick (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Humboldt County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved June 25, 2018. With accompanying six photos from 1983