Nye County Courthouse

	Nye County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Old Nye County Courthouse
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Location	McCulloch St., Tonopah, Nevada
Coordinates	38°03′57″N 117°13′36″W / 38.06578°N 117.22676°WCoordinates: 38°03′57″N 117°13′36″W / 38.06578°N 117.22676°W
Built	1905
Architect	Robertson, J.C.; Burdick, E.E.
MPS	Tonopah MRA
NRHP reference No.	82003238
Added to NRHP	May 20, 1982

The Nye County Courthouse in Tonopah, Nevada is a two-story rusticated stone building. Its Romanesque Revival entrance and pointed dome are unique in Nevada. The courthouse was built following the move of the Nye County seat from Belmont to Tonopah in 1905.^[2]^[3]

History[]

The Nye County Courthouse in Belmont designed by John Keys Winchell was authorized in 1875.^[4]

The Original Nye County Courthouse in Belmont, Nevada closed for renovation, October 2009

Original courthouse in Belmont

The courthouse in Tonopah was designed by J.C. Robertson and completed in 1905. A jail, also designed by Robertson, was added in 1907.^[5] It has been expanded with concrete block additions, while a glass vestibule obscures the entrance arch.^[6]

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form". United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. 20 May 1982. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ "Belmont Courthouse – Nevada Magazine".
^ http://www.onlinenevada.org/articles/nye-county-courthouse
^ James, Ronald; Rose, Julie (2008). "Nye County Courthouse". The Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
^ Nicoletta, Julie (2000). "Tonopah". Buildings of Nevada. Oxford University Press. p. 189. ISBN 0-19-514139-3.

External links[]

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Nye County Courthouse, Online Nevada Encyclopedia

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Nomination_Form-2] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form". United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. 20 May 1982. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[3] "Belmont Courthouse – Nevada Magazine".

[4] ttp://www.onlinenevada.org/articles/nye-county-courthouse

[olnv1-5] James, Ronald; Rose, Julie (2008). "Nye County Courthouse". The Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-05-19.

[bldgsnv1-6] Nicoletta, Julie (2000). "Tonopah". Buildings of Nevada. Oxford University Press. p. 189. ISBN 0-19-514139-3.

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