Hawkins House (Reno, Nevada)

Hawkins House, later known as Sierra Nevada Museum of Art, is a historic home in Reno, Nevada. It was designed in a colonial revival style by Elmer Grey for Prince A. Hawkins, a scion of the well-established Hawkins family, in 1911.^[2] It is now the offices of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA).^[3]

Hawkins House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	549 Court St., Reno, Nevada
Coordinates	39°31′19.29″N 119°49′6.59″W
Built	1911
Architect	Elmer Grey
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	79001465[1]
Added to NRHP	December 17, 1979

It is adjacent to the Francis G. Newlands House, a National Historic Landmark.^[2]

From 1978 to 1988, the building housed the Sierra Nevada Museum of Art, now known as the Nevada Museum of Art.^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "Hawkins House". Three Historic Nevada Cities--Carson City, Reno, Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary. National Park Service. Retrieved March 22, 2007.
3. "Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association website". Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
4. "History".

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