Washoe County Courthouse
The Washoe County Courthouse, at 117 S. Virginia St. in Reno, Nevada, was built in 1910. It is significant for playing a role in the divorce industry in Nevada during the first half of the 20th century, when divorce was legal in Nevada and liberal residency requirements were enacted, while divorce was much more difficult elsewhere.Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Courthouse
- Description: county courthouse in Nevada, United States of America
- Address: 1 South Sierra Street, Reno, NV 89501
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts and Nevada Museum of Art.
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
Theater building
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The Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts is a theater located in Reno, Nevada. It was designed by the Oklahoma City architectural firm of Bozalis, Dickinson and Roloff as a concrete structure with a distinctive gold geodesic dome roof. Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts is situated 720 feet east of Washoe County Courthouse.
Nevada Museum of Art
Museum
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The Nevada Museum of Art, is an art museum in Reno, Nevada. Located at 160 West Liberty Street in Reno, it is an American Alliance of Museums accredited art museum in the state of Nevada. Nevada Museum of Art is situated 1,100 feet south of Washoe County Courthouse.
Brüka Theatre
Theater building
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Brüka Theatre is a Reno-based theater group which was founded in 1992, and is one of the main live theaters in northern Nevada. The theatre is named after the German expressionist artist group, Die Brücke. Brüka Theatre is situated 670 feet north of Washoe County Courthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reno and Sparks.
Reno
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Reno, the "Biggest Little City in the World", is in the beautiful north-west region of the State of Nevada, right at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Sparks
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Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It was founded in 1904, incorporated on March 15, 1905, and is located just east of Reno. As of the 2020 census, Sparks had a population of 108,445.
Sun Valley
Town
Sun Valley is a census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 21,178 at the 2020 census. It is north of Reno and is part of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area. Sun Valley is situated 5 miles north of Washoe County Courthouse.
Washoe County Courthouse
- Categories: county courthouse, building, and government building
- Location: Washoe County, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.52382° or 39° 31′ 26″ northLongitude
-119.81384° or 119° 48′ 50″ westOpen location code
85F2G5FP+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 338358161OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=courthouseOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q14705303
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In Other Languages
“Washoe County Courthouse” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Palacio de Justicia del Condado de Washoe”
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