Elko County Courthouse Explained

Elko County Courthouse
Nrhp Type:	nrhp
Location:	571 Idaho St., Elko, Nevada
Coordinates:	40.8335°N -115.7618°W
Built:	1911
Architect:	W. H. Weeks Sellman Bros.
Architecture:	Classical Revival
Added:	September 23, 1992
Refnum:	92001259

Elko County Courthouse is a historic building listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located at 571 Idaho Street in Elko, Nevada.

History

The original courthouse building was finished in 1869.^[1] It was torn down in 1910 and replaced with the current building.^[2]

The site was "a scene of terror" on the night of July 18, 1870, when a giant burning chandelier fell into a throng of people.^[3]

External links

• Photo of courthouse in 1989
• Photos of courthouse at Waymarking

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elko County Courthouse. Online Nevada Encyclopedia. 30 June 2011.
2. Web site: Elko's first courthouse . Howard Hickson's Histories . 30 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927155052/http://www.outbacknevada.us/hickson/courthouse.html . 27 September 2011 .
3. Web site: Elko County Courthouse history . Welcome to Elko, NV . 30 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110423042601/http://elkocountynv.net/happy_100th_birthday_elko_county_courthouse!.html . 23 April 2011 .