The Lyon County Courthouse in Yerington, Nevada is a

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It currently serves as a courthouse for Lyon County, Nevada. It was designed by Nevada architect

Frederick DeLongchamps Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps (June 2, 1882 – February 11, 1969) was an American architect. He was one of Nevada's most prolific architects, yet is notable for entering the architectural profession with no extensive formal training. He has al ...

in Beaux Arts style and was built during 1911–12. It was extended in 1936. With plans and with

Description

The

was erected before World War I, it is situated in a park-like setting. It reserves richness in uprightness. The building is placed on about 1.4 acres of property which is County owned. The building faces Yerington's main street which orientates it towards the east. Its neighboring area has residential buildings and commercial buildings as well. With plans and with For US$35,000, the Reno contracto
Ward Bros. & Calder
constructed the courthouse. The establishment is 3-story and its structural measurement is ninety feet by eighty feet. It has an office space of 18,000 square feet. The courthouse is structurally the most high-rise concrete and brick building of Yerington. With plans and with A brick wall runs constantly from the base to the top of the structure that creates a

parapet wall A parapet is a barrier that is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/breast'). Wh ...

above the ornamental eave line. The sign of Terra-cotta is visible on the building's columns, window, and door. With plans and with

History

At a cost of forty thousand USD, the west half of the courthouse was added in 1936. The establishment housed several offices and personnel associated with both County and State governments since 1912. With plans and with

Significance

The courthouse is an example of sophisticated Beaux-Arts-inspired architecture. Frederick J. DeLongchamps practiced the style throughout the State. It is believed that it is allowed under criteria C. The Lyon County Courthouse is important to Yerington city and Lyon County as a sign of resolving a disputation between the northern and southern parts of the county for the privilege of housing the county seat. With plans and with Regarding the placement of the county seat, disputation often arose in large Nevada counties with sparse populations and few big cities. The reason behind this quarrel was the result often guaranteed the survival and growth of the defeater, while the losers’ prospects were remarkably reduced. Close to the dwindling Comstock Lode, Dayton was the Lyon Country’s seat in 1910. The combination of that economic decline and a fire that wrecked the functioning courthouse caused the contest for the seat by the natives of Yerington, located to the south. Lyon County Courthouse was built the next year in Yerington. The deciding factor was the expansion of mining in Mason Valley.

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* Buildings and structures in Lyon County, Nevada Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada County courthouses in Nevada Beaux-Arts architecture in Nevada Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps buildings Government buildings completed in 1911 1911 establishments in Nevada National Register of Historic Places in Lyon County, Nevada {{Nevada-NRHP-stub