Lander County High School

Lander County High School
View from the west, near sunset
Location 130 Sixth St., Austin, Nevada
Coordinates 39°29′37″N 117°04′08″W / 39.4935°N 117.0688°WCoordinates: 39°29′37″N 117°04′08″W / 39.4935°N 117.0688°W
Area 3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1926
Architect Ferris, George A., and Son; Et al.
Architectural style Renaissance, Palazzo Style
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 00000821[1]
Added to NRHP July 20, 2000

The Lander County High School, at 130 Sixth St. in Austin, Nevada, is a two-story concrete and brick school building built in 1926 with a connected, matching gymnasium that was built in 1928. It was designed by Reno, Nevada architects George A. Ferris and Son. It was built originally as a K-12 combined school, built from proceeds of a $55,000 bond. It has since also been known as Austin High School and, in 1999, as Austin Elementary School. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000; the listing included both buildings as contributing buildings.[1][2]

Both buildings in the complex are symmetrical and have an "ordered appearance drawn from an Italian Renaissance-Palazzo style, and both are constructed predominantly of a warm golden-buff or sandstone colored brick with shaped galvanized iron dentil detailed cornices running around the majority of the buildings' exteriors."[2]:5

The complex is included within the area of the 1971-NRHP-listed Austin Historic District, listed as a gold rush-era mining community, but was not 50 years old and was not considered a contributing property in that district.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Timothy M. Sweeney (November 20, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lander County High School / Austin High School / Austin Elementary School". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos