Veterans Memorial School | |
Location: | 1200 Locust St., Reno, Nevada |
Coordinates: | 39.5133°N -119.7981°W |
Built: | 1949 |
Architect: | Mills, Russell |
Architecture: | Moderne |
Added: | April 4, 1995 |
Refnum: | 93000690 |
The Veterans Memorial Elementary School, also known as Veterans Memorial STEM Academy, at 1200 Locust St., is a public elementary school in Reno, Nevada, operated by the Washoe County School District. It occupies a historic Moderne-style building dating from 1949 that was designed by Nevada architect Russell Mills. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1] It was deemed significant "for its role in the local history of education" and "for its ArtDeco/Moderne style of architecture by a prominent local architect, Russell Mills."[1]
Students zoned to Veterans Memorial are zoned to Vaughn Middle School and Earl Wooster High School.[2]