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State Printing Building

State Printing Building

State Printing Building Overview

Completed in 1886, this building is the second oldest structure built by the State within the Capitol Complex.

Architects Morrill J. Curtis and Seymore Pixley designed the Italianate structure to complement the older State Capitol.

Category

Architecture

Marker Type

On building

Nevada Historical Marker Number

State Printing Building is Nevada Historical Marker #250.

Carson City is home to 26 Nevada State Historical Markers and the links to each are below for you to research to see if you want to add to your exploration list.

  1. #1 Empire and the Carson River Mills
  2. #25 Nevada’s Capitol
  3. #44 Carson City
  4. #70 Bliss Mansion
  5. #71 Methodist Church of Carson City
  6. #72 Nevada State Children’s Home
  7. #75 Federal Government Building (1888- 1970)
  8. #76 Eagle Valley
  9. #77 Dat-So-La-Lee
  10. #78 Orion Clemens Home
  11. #91 Stewart Indian School
  12. #134 Trans-Sierran Pioneer Flight
  13. #175 Stewart – Nye Residence
  14. #179 First Air Flight Over Nevada
  15. #180 The Warm Springs Hotel and Nevada State Prison
  16. #181 Washoe Indians
  17. #193 Historic Flume and Lumberyard
  18. #194 Gardner’s Ranch
  19. #196 The United States Mint Carson City, Nevada
  20. #213 Lakeview
  21. #235 Camp Nye
  22. #243 Corbett-Fitzsimmon Fight
  23. #250 State Printing Building
  24. #252 Rinckel Mansion
  25. #258 Charles W. Friend House, Observatory & Weather Station
  26. #259 The Governor’s Mansion

Click here to view the full list of Nevada State Historical Markers.

County

Carson City, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

39.163794, -119.765026

Nevada Historical Marker Transcription

Completed in 1886, the State Printing Building is the second oldest structure built by the State within the Capitol Complex.  Architects Morrill J. Curtis and Seymore Pixley, designed the Italianate structure to compliment the older State Capitol (1870).  Curtis was responsible for many significant buildings throughout Nevada and the West, including the octagonal library annex to the rear of the State Capitol (1906).  Like many important structures in Carson City, this building was constructed of sandstone ashlar quarried at the nearby State Prison and is a significant example of state governmental architecture for the period.  From 1886 to 1964, this building housed the offices and presses of the State Printer.

STATE HISTORICAL MARKER No. 250

DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHAEOLOGY

NEVADA STATE LIBRARY

DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

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State Printing Building