Nystrom Guest House

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Nystrom Guest House
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Location 333 Ralston St., Reno, Nevada
Coordinates 39°31′41″N119°49′11″W / 39.52806°N 119.81972°W / 39.52806; -119.81972 Coordinates: 39°31′41″N119°49′11″W / 39.52806°N 119.81972°W / 39.52806; -119.81972
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1875
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP reference # 00000339 [1]
Added to NRHP April 6, 2000

The Nystrom Guest House, at 333 Ralston St. in Reno, Nevada, was built in 1875 as a "grand home" for Washoe County Clerk John Shoemaker. It includes Gothic Revival architecture. Also known as the Shoemaker Home, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

Reno, Nevada City in Nevada, United States

Reno is a city in the U.S. state of Nevada, located in the northwestern part of the state, approximately 22 miles (35 km) from Lake Tahoe. Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", Reno is known for its casino industry. Reno is the county seat of Washoe County. The city sits in a high desert river valley at the foot of the Sierra Nevada and its downtown area occupies a valley informally known as the Truckee Meadows. The city is named after Union Major General Jesse L. Reno, who was killed in action at the Battle of South Mountain on Fox's Gap.

Washoe County, Nevada County in the United States

Washoe County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 421,407, making it Nevada's second-most populous county. Its county seat is Reno.

Gothic Revival architecture Architectural movement

Gothic Revival is an architectural movement popular in the Western world that began in the late 1740s in England. Its popularity grew rapidly in the early 19th century, when increasingly serious and learned admirers of neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval Gothic architecture, in contrast to the neoclassical styles prevalent at the time. Gothic Revival draws features from the original Gothic style, including decorative patterns, finials, lancet windows, hood moulds and label stops.

The house was reoriented 90 degrees—moved—to allow a subdivision of its original parcel c.1900. The Nystrom family purchased the house in 1944. [2]

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