Douglas County High School (Nevada)

Douglas County High School was the high school serving Douglas County, Nevada from 1915 to the mid-1950s when it became a middle school. In 1988, the building was retired from educational uses. Designed by prolific Nevada architect Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps, it serves today as both the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center and a middle school and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Douglas County High School
Douglas County High School (Nevada) is located in Nevada
Douglas County High School (Nevada)
Douglas County High School (Nevada) is located in the United States
Douglas County High School (Nevada)
Location1670 Hwy 88
Gardnerville, Nevada
Coordinates38°56′41″N 119°45′06″W / 38.94472°N 119.75167°W / 38.94472; -119.75167
Built1915
ArchitectFrederic Joseph DeLongchamps
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.92000117
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1992

Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center

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The Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center is operated by the Douglas County Historical Society. The museum's displays include a "Main Street" exhibit with period businesses such as a mercantile, dry goods and drug store, doctor's office, barbershop and newspaper office. Other exhibits include area Basque immigrants, Native Americans, Nevada's wild and free-roaming mustangs.[2]

Douglas High School

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The high school moved to Minden. It is known as Douglas High School and is still in operation today.

References

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  1. ^ "Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places". Archived from the original on September 23, 2006. Retrieved March 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Museums, Historic Sites & Points of Interest". Visit Carson Valley. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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The present Douglas High School in Minden