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Mount Rose Elementary School
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National Register of Historic Places

Mount Rose Elementary School

On the National Register since 197749 years
Mission RevivalListed 1977Reno
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About Mount Rose Elementary School

Mount Rose Elementary School, at 915 Lander St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 25, 1977. It was among the first 5 of Reno’s 67 listings. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Mission Revival, as it does for 5 other Nevada listings. The listing covers 3.3 acres.

What it isSchool building in Reno, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 22 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

915 Lander St., Reno · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Mount Rose Elementary SchoolStart here
  2. 2McCarthy-Platt HouseClassical Revival · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Patrick Ranch HouseLate Victorian · 0.4 mi on
  4. 4W.E. Barnard HouseTudor Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Greystone CastleTudor Revival · next door
Around it

12 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DNewlands Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBWilliam J. Graham HouseBuilding0.3 miBJoseph Giraud HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBJ. Clarence Kind HouseEarly 20th Century Revival0.4 miBLuella Garvey HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBLevy HouseClassical Revival0.4 miBTyson HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBCharles H. Burke HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi★Senator Francis G. Newland HomeShingle Style0.5 miBHawkins HouseGeorgian0.5 miBNortonia Boarding HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBJoseph H. Gray HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi
More like it

Mission Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Mission Revival.

McKinley Park School0.7 mi away
Humphrey House1 mi away

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Questions about Mount Rose Elementary School

Is Mount Rose Elementary School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 25, 1977 (Register number 77000841).

Is Mount Rose Elementary School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Nevada has 8 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Senator Francis G. Newland Home, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Mount Rose Elementary School?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Mount Rose Elementary School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 22 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63816775 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.