National Register of Historic Places

Douglas County High School

Gardnerville, Douglas County, Nevada
Listed
March 9, 1992
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92000117

About this property

Douglas County High School was the high school serving Douglas County, Nevada from 1915 to the mid-1950s when it became a middle school. In 1988, the building was retired from educational uses. Designed by prolific Nevada architect Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps, it serves today as both the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center and a middle school and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. The Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center is operated by the Douglas County Historical Society. The museum's displays include a "Main Street" exhibit with period businesses such as a mercantile, dry goods and drug store, doctor's office, barbershop and newspaper office. Other exhibits include area Basque immigrants, Native Americans, Nevada's wild and free-roaming mustangs. The high school moved to Minden. It is known as Douglas High School and is still in operation today. Media related to Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center at Wikimedia Commons

Location

1477 US 395
Gardnerville, Douglas County, Nevada
38.94371, -119.75144

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Douglas County High School listed on the National Register?

Douglas County High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Douglas County High School?

Douglas County High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Douglas County High School?

The period of significance for Douglas County High School is recorded as the industrial era.

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