Hawkins House (Reno, Nevada)

Hawkins House
Location 549 Court St., Reno, Nevada
Coordinates 39°31′19.29″N 119°49′6.59″W / 39.5220250°N 119.8184972°W / 39.5220250; -119.8184972Coordinates: 39°31′19.29″N 119°49′6.59″W / 39.5220250°N 119.8184972°W / 39.5220250; -119.8184972
Built 1911
Architect Elmer Grey
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Other
NRHP Reference # 79001465[1]
Added to NRHP December 17, 1979

Hawkins House, later known as Sierra Nevada Museum of Art, is a historic home in Reno, Nevada. It was designed in a colonial revival style by Elmer Grey for Prince A. Hawkins, a scion of the well-established Hawkins family, in 1911.[2] It is now the offices of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA).[3]

It is adjacent to the Francis G. Newlands House, a National Historic Landmark.[2]

References

  1. Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Hawkins House". Three Historic Nevada Cities--Carson City, Reno, Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
  3. Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association website

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