Nevada State Printing Office

The Nevada State Printing Office, at 101 S. Fall St. in Carson City, Nevada, was built in 1885–86. Also known as the Old State Printing Office, it was a work of Reno architect M.J. Curtis. It is located across from the Nevada State Capitol building. Also known as the Old State Printing Office, it was a work of two architects named Morrill J. Curtis and Seymore Pixley. It is the second oldest State-built structure in the Capitol Complex. [2][3]

Nevada State Printing Office
Nevada State Printing Office is located in Nevada
Nevada State Printing Office
Nevada State Printing Office is located in the United States
Nevada State Printing Office
Location101 S. Fall St., Carson City, Nevada
Coordinates39°9′49″N 119°45′50″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1885-1886
Built byCurtis, M. J.
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.78003212[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 29, 1978

It is a "substantial" building built with stone walls made of 27 courses of one foot height sandstone ashlar blocks.[2] Lesser quality extensions of the building were added in 1938, 1951, 1955 and 1958.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

History and Context

In order to fulfill the printing needs of the state, the governor signed an act for the creation of the office of the State Printer on 10 January 1865. And it was passed by the Nevada State Legislature. Officials did it through contracting with private sector printers. The State Printer was terminated by the 1879 Legislature and generated the office of Superintendent of State Printing. The establishment in 1885-86 of the State Printing Building was led by this act. State Printing was accommodated for nearly 80 years in this building. Part of The Division of Archives and Records is currently placed in the building. State Printing was shifted to its present location in 1964.[4][5]

Usage

When the Nevada State Printing Office was completed in 1886, it accommodated the government presses and offices starting from 1886 to 1964. Because of such occupancy of the office, officials let ivy grow on the surface of the building considering its character. The Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology put up a historical marker close by the entrance at the Nevada State Library.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Robert Fink (1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nevada State Printing Office / Old State Printing Office". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos from 1977-78
  3. McKee, Harley J. (1972). "Nevada State Printing Office" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 1, 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014.
  4. "History of Nevada State Printing". Nevadastateprinting.com. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  5. "State Printing Building". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  6. Armstrong, Robert D (March 2001). "The Only Alternative Course": Incidents in Nevada Printing History". The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. The University of Chicago Press. 95 (1): 97–115. doi:10.1086/pbsa.95.1.24304721. JSTOR 24304721. S2CID 112866150. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  7. Hughes, Jenevieve (May 12, 2021). "Nevada State Printing Building". Clio: Your Guide to History. Retrieved September 9, 2021.


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