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Frederik Joseph DeLongchamps

Frederik Joseph DeLongchamps

Frederik Joseph DeLongchamps Overview

Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps was Nevada’s foremost architect of his time. He designed many of Nevada’s civil and legal buildings.

Category

  • Architecture
  • Person

Marker Type

Concrete marker

Nevada Historical Marker Number

Frederik Joseph DeLongchamps is Nevada Historical Marker #245.

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County

Washoe County, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

39.524939 -119.812356

Nevada Historical Marker Transcription

Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps was Nevada’s foremost architect of his time.  Statewide, he was prolific in the number of buildings he designed.  From this point, one can see a group of structures that stand, collectively, as a monument to DeLongchamps:  the United State Post Office, the Riverside Hotel, the Washoe County Courthouse and the Reno National Bank Building.  The Northern Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, dedicated to excellence in architecture, honors the memory of Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps.

STATE HISTORICAL MARKER No. 245

DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION & ARCHEOLOGY

NORTHERN CHAPTER: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS

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