Filed Under Residences

El Reno Apartment Home

Designed by Paul Revere Williams and relocated from its original site on South Virginia Street

By ZoAnn Campana

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Filed Under Tourism

Silver State Lodge (site)

A charming rustic retreat on U.S. 40

By Mella Rothwell Harmon

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Filed Under Government and Politics

Washoe County Courthouse

The center of Washoe County government since 1873

By Mella Rothwell Harmon

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Filed Under Residences

Tyson House

Born in Ireland, Ellen McNamara ran her comfortable rooming house on Liberty Street for two decades.

By Mella Rothwell Harmon

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Filed Under Divorce

Nystrom Guest House (relocated)

The 1875 Gothic-style residence was a rooming house for a century.

By Mella Rothwell Harmon

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Filed Under Divorce

Nortonia Boarding House

The lovely turn-of-the-century Queen Anne house was popular among Reno's divorce-seekers.

By Mella Rothwell Harmon

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Filed Under Residences

Miller-Rowe/Holgate House

Built in 1903, the Queen Anne home offered rooms for rent in Reno's divorce heyday and beyond.

By Mella Rothwell Harmon

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Filed Under Gambling

Mapes Hotel (site)

The luxury hotel-casino revolutionized Reno's gambling landscape upon its 1947 opening.

By Mella Rothwell Harmon

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Filed Under Gambling

Riverside Hotel

The grand 1927 hotel took center stage during Reno's reign as the Divorce Capital of the World.

By The Reno Historical Team

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