Galena Creek Schoolhouse
National Register of Historic Places

Galena Creek Schoolhouse

Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
Listed
May 3, 2011
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
11000255

About this property

The Galena Creek Schoolhouse in Washoe County, Nevada, in Reno, is a historic schoolhouse that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. It is located just south of Galena Creek near Callahan Park. Nevada's most famous poet of the 1960s and 1970s, Joanne de Longchamps lived in the schoolhouse in 1975 and wrote a book of poetry named "The Schoolhouse Poems". In 1974 Joanne wrote “Three years ago Galen and I acquired (at an auction from the School District ) an acre of land at timberline. It lies under the dominion of Mount Rose and Galena Creek. In one corner of this acre is the schoolhouse – a one room building of hand-cut local stone. To my knowledge, this is the third schoolhouse to stand on or near this site. The first was built when the town of Galena thrived in the 1860s, a timbering town (no longer in existence) that supplied the mines of Virginia City."

Location

16000 Callahan Rd.
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
39.36074, -119.81766

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Sources

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When was Galena Creek Schoolhouse listed on the National Register?

Galena Creek Schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Galena Creek Schoolhouse?

Galena Creek Schoolhouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Galena Creek Schoolhouse?

The period of significance for Galena Creek Schoolhouse is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1975.

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