Churchill County Jail
10 W Williams Ave., Fallon, Nevada
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Churchill County Jail
Photo uploaded from NRHP. National Register #01001546: Churchill County Jail in Fallon, Nevada
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Description
The old Churchill County Jail is a simple utilitarian public building with Greek Revival influences. The walls are approximately 20 inches thick consisting of an outer layer of quarried stone, an inner layer of rock rubble, and an interior surface of concrete.It was built in 1906, two years before Fallon was officially incorporated. Prior to the completion of the jail, inmates were housed in various locations throughout Churchill County. The first location might have been some sort of small crude structure at Buckland Station, east of Fort Churchill, as Bucklands was the county seat in 1861.
The Old Jail is the best-preserved example in the Lahontan Valley of native stone construction.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 2002
- Reference number
- 01001546
- Architectural style
- Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Classical Revival
- Areas of significance
- Politics/Government; Architecture
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Correctional facility
- Current function
- Government office
- Period of significance
- 1900-1924
- Significant year
- 1906
Update Log
- September 11, 2016: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger
- May 14, 2013: Updated by Dave King: Added description
- May 14, 2013: New photo from Dave King
Related landmarks
- Maine Street Historic District (Parent district)
Sources
- Dave King
- Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
- National Register database - Reference number 01001546 (Search for documents)
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