Hawkins House, later known as Sierra Nevada Museum of Art, is a historic home in Reno, Nevada. It was designed in a colonial revival style by Elmer Grey for Prince A. Hawkins, a scion of the well-established Hawkins family, in 1911.[2] It is now the offices of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA).[3]
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| Location | 549 Court St., Reno, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 39°31′19.29″N 119°49′6.59″W / 39.5220250°N 119.8184972°W |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | Elmer Grey |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001465[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 17, 1979 |
It is adjacent to the Francis G. Newlands House, a National Historic Landmark.[2]
From 1978 to 1988, the building housed the Sierra Nevada Museum of Art, now known as the Nevada Museum of Art.[4]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Hawkins House". Three Historic Nevada Cities--Carson City, Reno, Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary. National Park Service. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
- ^ "Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association website". Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
- ^ "History".
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