Humboldt County Courthouse

Humboldt County Courthouse. . , On October 31, 1864, the United States declared Nevada a State of the Union. The first county seat was located in Unionville, Nevada. Officials did not build a permanent courthouse. Nevada officials moved the seat of Humboldt County to the city of Winnemucca, Nevada in 1873. Humboldt county hired James Z. Kelly for the courthouse building project. The rectangular brick building was completed in 1874. Executions used to take place in the yard behind the courthouse. The hangings were mostly public affairs while some were limited to ticket holders only. The last execution to take place in the courthouse yard was in 1886. Fire destroyed the courthouse in 1918, leaving only a few chimneys, a few partial walls, and the foundation. Officials accepted designs from Frederick Joseph DeLongchamps for a new courthouse in 1919, and set a limit of $150,000 for the project. Construction was finished in 1921 under the supervision of L. A. Ferris. A new courthouse was constructed on top of the original 1874 foundation. The 90-by-90-foot, two-story building demonstrates a Neoclassical style with a Beaux-Arts influence. The exterior features Corinthian columns, along with matching brick pilasters capped with terracotta. Sculpted eagles with outstretched wings decorate the spaces above the doorways. The interior contains a marble staircase, and a two-story atrium with ionic columns that support a dramatic leaded glass ceiling. In 1976, a passageway was added connecting the courthouse with the building in the rear., The Humboldt County Courthouse was added to the National register of Historic Places on August 19, 1983., Dedicated on April 17, 2021 , Samuel L. Clemens 1856 Outpost of Snowshoe Thompson Chapter 1827 , The Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus