- Elko County Courthouse
Infobox_nrhp | name =Elko County Courthouse
nrhp_type =nrhp
caption =
location= 571 Idaho St.,Elko, Nevada
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 50
lat_seconds = 0.58
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 115
long_minutes = 45
long_seconds = 42.49
long_direction = W
locmapin = Nevada
area =
built =1911
architect=William H. Weeks ; Sellman Bros.
architecture= Classical Revival
added =September 23 ,1992
governing_body = Local
refnum=92001259cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]Elko County Courthouse is a historic building that, along with all other buildings in
Elko County, Nevada was just shaken by an earthquake rated 6.0 on theRichter scale , on21 Feb ,2008 .The site was "a scene of terror" also on the night of
18 Jul ,1870 , when a giant burning chandelier fell into a throng of people.cite web|url=http://www.elkonv.com/~fourjdc1/ASceneofTerror.html
title=A Scene of Terror |accessdate=2008-02-22|work=|publisher=Publisher] That was in the original courthouse building, built in 1869.cite web|url=http://www.elkonv.com/~fourjdc1/history.html
title=Elko County Courthouse History |accessdate=2008-02-22|work=|publisher=Publisher]The current building is a replacement built in 1910.
It is located at 571 Idaho Street in
Elko, Nevada , whose motto is "The Best Small Town in America".A historic district in
Wells, Nevada , which is 50 miles away to the northeast, suffered severe damage in the earthquake.cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/22/nevada.quake/index.html?eref=rss_topstories#cnnSTCPhoto
title=CNN earthquake story with 5 pictures |accessdate=2008-02-22|work=|publisher=Publisher] The earthquake epicenter was an additional 10 miles further to the east. Buildings were damaged in many Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming towns.References
External links
* [http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/population/photos/ShowCH.asp?FIPS=32007 Photo of courthouse in 1989]
* [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1KTQ Photos of courthouse at Waymarking]
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