- City:
- Pioche, NV
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Completed:
- 1938
Description
The Lincoln County Courthouse in Pioche, Nevada was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds.
“In 1937 Lincoln County began to receive the proceeds of a major boom in lead and zinc mining that ran through the 1950s and provided a major portion of the county’s tax revenues. As the old county courthouse deteriorated, sentiment grew to replace it, resulting in a 1937 bond issue. At the same time the county received a grant of $26,800 from the Public Works Administration toward 45% of the cost of a new courthouse. The PWA money carried conditions, one of which was a close review of the design. A modern look was preferred, to the point that a simplified Art Deco-Art Moderne style became known as PWA Moderne. The new courthouse was designed by Las Vegas architect A.L. Worswick in this taste.”
Source notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_Lincoln_County_Courthouse https://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/02000820.pdfSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 14, 2015.
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