Washoe County Library

Washoe County Library

The interior of the library
Location 301 S. Center St., Reno, Nevada
Coordinates 39°31′20″N 119°48′37″W / 39.52222°N 119.81028°W / 39.52222; -119.81028Coordinates: 39°31′20″N 119°48′37″W / 39.52222°N 119.81028°W / 39.52222; -119.81028
Built 1965
Architect Hewitt C. Wells
Architectural style Modern
NRHP Reference # 13000011[1]
Added to NRHP February 13, 2013

The Washoe County Library, at 301 S. Center St. in Reno, Nevada, is a public library and is a historic Modern-style building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is known also as the Downtown Library or as the Downtown Reno Library. It was designed by Hewitt Campau Wells in Modern style and was built in 1965.[2]

The building received the national Industrial Landscape Award in 1968 for its interior use of plants, shrubs, and trees as an integral part of its design. The award, presented by Lady Bird Johnson in Washington, D.C., was given specifically to architect Hewitt Wells, to landscape architect Mitchell Serven, and to Purdy and Fitzpatrick Nursery.[2] Although the building was less than 50 years old, the usual requirement, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1][2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly list". National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Susie Trexler and Sara Fogelquist (August 12, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Washoe County Library / Downtown Library or Downtown Reno Library" (PDF). National Park Service.


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