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1871

In 1871, Myron C. Lake donated an acre of his land for Reno’s first courthouse, as the ambitious young town wrested the county seat from Washoe City, some 20 miles to the south.

1909

In 1909, architect Frederic DeLongchamps won the design competition for the new courthouse, marking the first solo commission of his career.

1911

Due to Nevada’s liberal divorce laws, the courthouse, completed in 1911, quickly became a symbolic monument for those wishing to end their marriages in a timely fashion.

1987

In 1987, the Legislature created Bullfrog County, a 144-square mile enclave within southern Nye County.

1989

Following a challenge by Nye County in the Nevada district court, the legislation was judged to be unconstitutional and subsequently was repealed by the Legislature in 1989.

2009

Nevada Humanities, 2009. http://www.onlinenevada.org/articles/washoe-county-courthouse

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