Edward Parsons (1907–1991) was an American architect who practiced in Nevada and was a leader in historic preservation. He was born in

Tonopah, Nevada Tonopah ( , Shoshoni language: Tonampaa) is an unincorporated town in, and the county seat of, Nye County, Nevada, United States. It is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 95, approximately midway between Las Vegas and Reno. In ...

in 1907, went to school in Salt Lake City, Utah and in Reno, Nevada, and studied architecture at University of Southern California and the University of Pennsylvania. One of his works, the J. Clarence Kind House, at 751 Marsh Ave., in Reno, Nevada, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. He assisted in the restoration of numerous buildings, was state preservation coordinator in Nevada for the American Institute of Architects, and was active in state and local historic review bodies. Architectural works include: * Incline High School *University of Nevada, Reno, buildings: ** Fleischmann Agriculture and Home Economics building ** Orvis School of Nursing ** Medical School complex * J. Clarence Kind House Specific restoration projects to which he contributed include: * Nevada State Capitol Building * Morrill Hall, University of Nevada, Reno * Bowers Mansion * Lake Mansion * Berlin Mill * Virginia City Courthouse * Belmont Courthouse * Genoa Courthouse * Fort Churchill He was interviewed within the University of Nevada's Oral Historic Project during 1981, and donated numerous of his design drawings in 1982.

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Family Bike Tour of the Historic Buildings of Downtown Reno
including photos and description of numerous Parsons works
A Guide to the Edward S. Parsons Architectural Drawings, NAA3
Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno Architects from Nevada 1907 births 1991 deaths 20th-century American architects People from Tonopah, Nevada University of Pennsylvania School of Design alumni USC School of Architecture alumni {{US-architect-stub