Orion Clemens House Explained

Orion Clemens House
Location:502 N. Division St., Carson City, Nevada
Coordinates:39.1667°N -119.7686°W
Built:1862
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:March 12, 1979
Refnum:79003439

The Orion Clemens House, also known as Mark Twain's House, is a two-story Late Victorian house located at 502 N. Division St. in Carson City, the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The listing included two contributing buildings.

The house was built in 1862 by Orion Clemens, a lawyer who served as the first Secretary of the Nevada Territory. It has also been known as the Governor's Mansion from times when Orion was territorial governor pro tem while Governor James W. Nye was absent. The house often hosted Orion's younger brother Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79003439}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Orion Clemens Home / Mark Twain's House ]. Margaret DeVita and W. E. Wieprecht . August 2, 1978 . National Park Service. and