Nevada's Historic Buildings : A Cultural Legacy / Ronald M. James and Elizabeth Safford Harvey ; photographs by Thomas Perkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Ronald M. (Ronald Michael), 1955-

Contributor:

Perkins, Thomas.

Harvey, Ann, 1951-

Series:

Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history.

Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Nevada.

Historic buildings.

Nevada--History.

Nevada.

Nevada--History, Local.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Place of Publication:

Reno, Nevada ; Las Vegas, [Nevada] : University of Nevada Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1991, Nevada's Commission for Cultural Affairs was formed to oversee the preservation of the state's historic buildings and the conversion of the best of them for use as cultural centers. This program has rehabilitated dozens of historic structures valued by their communities for the ways they represent the development of the state and its culture. Nevada's Historic Buildings highlights ninety of these buildings, describing them in the context of the state's history and the character of the people who created and used them. Here are reminders of mining boomtowns, historic ranches, transportation, the divorce and gaming industries, the New Deal, and the innovation of Las Vegas's post-modern aesthetic. These buildings provide a cross-section of Nevada's rich historic and cultural heritage and their survival offers everyone the experience of touching the past.

Contents:

A territory of humble beginnings

A state of international fame

The other early Nevada

A new century

After the boom

A New Deal

Inventing the future

Learning from remnants of the past.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780874178067

0874178061

OCLC:

489213657