Russell Mills (1892-1959) was an American architect based in

Reno, Nevada Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...

. A number of his works are listed on the U.S.

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

. He "spent early years" in the Philippines. He worked as a draftsman for noted architect

Frederic 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 also ...

. He opened his own practice in about 1936. He was one of the first members of the Nevada State Board of Architecture. Works include: *

Jobs Peak Ranch The Jobs Peak Ranch, near Genoa, Nevada, includes a historic Swiss Chalet style main house built in 1936. It was designed by young architect Russell Mills (architect), Russell Mills, perhaps as his first individual major commission, and is listed ...

, 144 Summit Ridge Way,

Genoa, Nevada Genoa is an Unincorporated towns in Nevada, unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada, Douglas County, Nevada, United States. Founded in 1851, it was the first settlement in what became the Nevada Territory. It is situated within Carson River ...

(Mills, Russell), NRHP-listed. Perhaps Mills' first commission, in

Swiss chalet style Swiss chalet style (german: Schweizerstil, no, Sveitserstil) is an architectural style of Late Historicism, originally inspired by rural chalets in Switzerland and the Alpine (mountainous) regions of Central Europe. The style refers to traditi ...

. and * J. Clarence Kind House, 751 Marsh Ave.,

(Mills, Russell), NRHP-listed and * Veteran's Elementary Memorial School (1949), 1200 Locust St.,

(Mills, Russell), NRHP-listed Moderne and * Vocational-Agriculture Building, 1170 Elmhurst St.,

Lovelock, Nevada Lovelock is the county seat of Pershing County, Nevada, United States, in which it is the only incorporated city. It is the namesake of a nearby medium-security men's prison and a Cold War-era gunnery range. Formerly a stop for settlers on the ...

(Mills, Russell), NRHP-listed and * Palmer Engineering Building, at

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, ...

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Architectural drawings for proposed addition to UNR Engineering Building, NAA7
Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno. design by Russell Mills Architects from Nevada People from Reno, Nevada 1892 births 1959 deaths 20th-century American architects {{US-architect-stub