Mount Rose Elementary School
National Register of Historic Places

Mount Rose Elementary School

Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
Listed
November 25, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
77000841

About this property

Mount Rose K-8 School of Languages, formerly Mount Rose Elementary School, is a public K-8 school at 915 Lander St. in Reno, Nevada, operated by the Washoe County School District. It occupies a historic Mission/Spanish Revival-style facility that was built in 1912 and extended in 1938. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 under the name Mount Rose Elementary. The school is "a rare example" of Mission Revival style surviving in the Reno area. Some students zoned to Mount Rose are also zoned to Swope Middle School and Reno High School. Others are zoned to Clayton Middle School or Vaughn Middle School and Earl Wooster High School.

Location

915 Lander St.
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
39.51542, -119.81577

Categories

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Sources

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When was Mount Rose Elementary School listed on the National Register?

Mount Rose Elementary School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Mount Rose Elementary School?

Mount Rose Elementary School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mount Rose Elementary School?

The period of significance for Mount Rose Elementary School is recorded as the colonial era.

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