McKinley Park School

McKinley Park School
Location Riverside Dr. and Keystone Ave., Reno, Nevada
Coordinates 39°31′17″N 119°49′26″W / 39.5214°N 119.8240°WCoordinates: 39°31′17″N 119°49′26″W / 39.5214°N 119.8240°W
Area 2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1909
Architect Ferris, George A.
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 85002406[1]
Added to NRHP September 16, 1985

The McKinley Park School, at Riverside Dr. and Keystone Ave. in Reno, Nevada, is a historic school that was built in 1909. It includes Mission/Spanish Revival architecture and was designed by George Ferris. Also known as the City of Reno, Recreation Center, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

It is a U-shaped 150-by-160-foot (46 m × 49 m) building with a south-facing courtyard. It is quite close in design to that of the NRHP-listed Mt. Rose Elementary School; with two more schools that no longer exist these make up a "so-called 'Spanish Quartet'" of four Reno schools built with the same Mission Revival style during 1909-12, when Reno was rapidly growing.[2] In 1985 the building was used by the City of Reno for offices for its recreation program.[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 Paula Boghosian and Ronald M. James (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: McKinley Park School / City of Reno, Recreation Center". National Park Service. and accompanying five photos from 1985