White Pine County Courthouse

White Pine County Courthouse
White Pine County Courthouse
Location Campton St., Ely, Nevada
Coordinates 39°14′52″N 114°53′17″W / 39.24778°N 114.88806°WCoordinates: 39°14′52″N 114°53′17″W / 39.24778°N 114.88806°W
Built 1908
Architect Beardslee,George T.; Et al.
Architectural style Italianate, Italianate Survival
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 86001958
Added to NRHP September 11, 1986[1]

The White Pine County Courthouse was built in 1908 in Ely, Nevada. The Italianate building is sited on a hilltop near the commercial section of Ely. It replaced a temporary wood frame courthouse that itself replaced a structure that burned in 1885 in the former county seat of Hamilton. A copper boom allowed the county to invest in the present substantial two story stone structure, designed by George T. Beardslee and built by R.E. Dodson and G.W. Weller for $49,688. The building is crowned by a small copper-domed cupola. A two story jail was added to the rear in 1925.[2]

The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ James, Ronald M. and Kuranda, Kathryn M. (May 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: White Pine County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-19.

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