Mount Rose School Improvements – Reno NV

City:
Reno, NV

Site Type:
Education and Health, Schools

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Completed:
1936

Quality of Information:
Minimal

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Mount Rose Elementary School is one of two remaining Mission Revival style schools the other being McKinley Park School. The school was built in 1912 and designed by local architect G Ferris. Work was done under the new deal projects to improve the playgrounds.

Source notes

"Men at Work" federal-City of Reno Relief Program, by John A Cooper Mayor of Reno 1935-1939. Additional information from Nevada Historical Society

Site originally submitted by David Kerr on February 28, 2016.

Location Info


925 Lander St
Reno, NV Washoe County

Coordinates: 39.5153239, -119.8152984

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