Mount Rose K–8 School

Mount Rose K-8 School of Languages, formerly Mount Rose Elementary School, is a public K-8 school at 915 Lander St. in Reno, Nevada, operated by the Washoe County School District. It occupies a historic Mission/Spanish Revival-style facility that was built in 1912 and extended in 1938. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 under the name Mount Rose Elementary.[1]

Mount Rose K-8 School
(listed as Mount Rose Elementary School)
Mount Rose K–8 School is located in Nevada
Mount Rose K–8 School
Mount Rose K–8 School is located in the United States
Mount Rose K–8 School
Location915 Lander St., Reno, Nevada
Coordinates39°30′55″N 119°48′57″W / 39.5154°N 119.8159°W / 39.5154; -119.8159
Area3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1912
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.77000841[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1977

The school is "a rare example" of Mission Revival style surviving in the Reno area.[2]

Some students zoned to Mount Rose are also zoned to Swope Middle School and Reno High School. Others are zoned to Clayton Middle School or Vaughn Middle School and Earl Wooster High School.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert Fink (September 1, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Rose Elementary School". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1977 and c.1913
  3. ^ "School Zoning Directory2017/18 School Year" (PDF). Washoe County School District. Retrieved March 20, 2021. - Entries are searchable under "Mt. Rose"
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