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Twaddle Mansion
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National Register of Historic Places

Twaddle Mansion

Also known as Norfolk Arts and Craft Gallery

On the National Register since 198343 years
Colonial RevivalListed 1983Reno
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Twaddle Mansion

Twaddle Mansion, at 485 W. Fifth St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 7, 1983. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 21 other Nevada listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Nevada, United States. 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 · 14 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

485 W. Fifth St., Reno · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Twaddle MansionStart here
  2. 2Humphrey HouseMission Revival · next door
  3. 3Borland-Clifford HouseGothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Nystrom Guest HouseLate Victorian · next door
  5. 5Francovich HouseQueen Anne · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBethel AME ChurchFolk Vernacular0.3 miBEl Cortez HotelArt Deco · Built 19310.3 miBBenson Dillon Billinghurst HouseBungalow0.3 miBFirst Church of Christ, Scientist (Additional Documentation)Neo-Classical Revival0.4 miB20th Century ClubPrairie School0.4 miBFirst United Methodist ChurchGothic Revival · Built 19250.4 miBSt. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral ComplexBuilding0.4 miBJoseph H. Gray HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBReno Southern Pacific Railroad DepotMediterranean Revival · Built 18680.5 mi
More like it

Colonial Revival style, nearby

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

Francovich House0.2 mi away
Joseph H. Gray House0.5 mi away
Miller-Rowe-Holgate House0.6 mi away
Luella Garvey House0.7 mi away

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Questions about Twaddle Mansion

Is Twaddle Mansion on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 7, 1983 (Register number 83001122).

Is Twaddle Mansion 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, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Twaddle Mansion?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Twaddle Mansion?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 14 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 63816720 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.