Douglas County High School (Nevada)
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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 | |
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| Location | 1670 Hwy 88 Gardnerville, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 38°56′41″N 119°45′06″W |
| Built | 1915 |
| Architect | Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000117 |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1992 |
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]
The high school moved to Minden. It is known as Douglas High School and is still in operation today.
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