Historical Markers of Churchill County
Location: Western Churchill County, Fallon Directions: In front of the Courthouse (junction of US 50 and US 95) - Fallon
N39° 28' 29.9" W118° 46' 38.5"
Date Conquered: 8/1/07 Quick Description: A marker honoring the only wooden courthouse still in use in Nevada. Signed: No -- This marker has never been signed. NOTES: This one might provide a slight inconvenience! [161] Churchill County Courthouse requires a short stroll across Fallon's main intersection. Fortunately, the city chamber of commerce has recently renovated this parking lot for the sake of ease. Use the small parking area at the northeast corner and use the crosswalk to access the courthouse. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Churchill County was created by the Territorial Legislature in 1861 but attached to Lyon County for judicial and revenue purposes. Churchill County was organized in 1864 and La Plata served as county seat. In 1868, it was moved to Stillwater, where it remained until March 5, 1903 when Fallon claimed the title. The neo-classical Churchill County Courthouse was constructed in 1903 on property donated by Warren and Addie Williams and John Oats. Contractor W.B. Wyrick built the wood building for $7,300 from plans and specifications by Reno architect Benjamin Leon. The building was completed and accepted by County Commissioners F.L. Small, Charles L. Allen and E.S. Harriman on February 2, 1904. The building is the only monumental wooden courthouse built in Nevada. It has been in continuous use since opening. One of my favorite courthouses in Nevada. This building blends in very well at the corner of Maine and Williams. DID YOU KNOW?... ... The Churchill County Courthouse is the only wooden courthouse in Nevada? After a unanonymous vote, residents of Fallon decided to keep this nostalgic courthouse as it was when county officials began talk of building a newer modernate courthouse in the late 1960s. Currently, all but one room inside the courthouse is original. Its wooden floors, wooden benches, ornate chandeliers, and its unique set of columns at the entrance to the building, are all unique in Nevada. For those of you wondering, the Churchill Courthouse is open every business day, Monday through Friday, to visitors. Contact the Churchill County Museum for more information on this very unique building in rural Nevada!
NOTES: This one might provide a slight inconvenience! [161] Churchill County Courthouse requires a short stroll across Fallon's main intersection. Fortunately, the city chamber of commerce has recently renovated this parking lot for the sake of ease. Use the small parking area at the northeast corner and use the crosswalk to access the courthouse. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Churchill County was created by the Territorial Legislature in 1861 but attached to Lyon County for judicial and revenue purposes. Churchill County was organized in 1864 and La Plata served as county seat. In 1868, it was moved to Stillwater, where it remained until March 5, 1903 when Fallon claimed the title. The neo-classical Churchill County Courthouse was constructed in 1903 on property donated by Warren and Addie Williams and John Oats. Contractor W.B. Wyrick built the wood building for $7,300 from plans and specifications by Reno architect Benjamin Leon. The building was completed and accepted by County Commissioners F.L. Small, Charles L. Allen and E.S. Harriman on February 2, 1904. The building is the only monumental wooden courthouse built in Nevada. It has been in continuous use since opening. One of my favorite courthouses in Nevada. This building blends in very well at the corner of Maine and Williams. DID YOU KNOW?... ... The Churchill County Courthouse is the only wooden courthouse in Nevada? After a unanonymous vote, residents of Fallon decided to keep this nostalgic courthouse as it was when county officials began talk of building a newer modernate courthouse in the late 1960s. Currently, all but one room inside the courthouse is original. Its wooden floors, wooden benches, ornate chandeliers, and its unique set of columns at the entrance to the building, are all unique in Nevada. For those of you wondering, the Churchill Courthouse is open every business day, Monday through Friday, to visitors. Contact the Churchill County Museum for more information on this very unique building in rural Nevada!
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Churchill County was created by the Territorial Legislature in 1861 but attached to Lyon County for judicial and revenue purposes. Churchill County was organized in 1864 and La Plata served as county seat. In 1868, it was moved to Stillwater, where it remained until March 5, 1903 when Fallon claimed the title. The neo-classical Churchill County Courthouse was constructed in 1903 on property donated by Warren and Addie Williams and John Oats. Contractor W.B. Wyrick built the wood building for $7,300 from plans and specifications by Reno architect Benjamin Leon. The building was completed and accepted by County Commissioners F.L. Small, Charles L. Allen and E.S. Harriman on February 2, 1904. The building is the only monumental wooden courthouse built in Nevada. It has been in continuous use since opening. One of my favorite courthouses in Nevada. This building blends in very well at the corner of Maine and Williams. DID YOU KNOW?... ... The Churchill County Courthouse is the only wooden courthouse in Nevada? After a unanonymous vote, residents of Fallon decided to keep this nostalgic courthouse as it was when county officials began talk of building a newer modernate courthouse in the late 1960s. Currently, all but one room inside the courthouse is original. Its wooden floors, wooden benches, ornate chandeliers, and its unique set of columns at the entrance to the building, are all unique in Nevada. For those of you wondering, the Churchill Courthouse is open every business day, Monday through Friday, to visitors. Contact the Churchill County Museum for more information on this very unique building in rural Nevada!
Churchill County was created by the Territorial Legislature in 1861 but attached to Lyon County for judicial and revenue purposes. Churchill County was organized in 1864 and La Plata served as county seat. In 1868, it was moved to Stillwater, where it remained until March 5, 1903 when Fallon claimed the title. The neo-classical Churchill County Courthouse was constructed in 1903 on property donated by Warren and Addie Williams and John Oats. Contractor W.B. Wyrick built the wood building for $7,300 from plans and specifications by Reno architect Benjamin Leon. The building was completed and accepted by County Commissioners F.L. Small, Charles L. Allen and E.S. Harriman on February 2, 1904. The building is the only monumental wooden courthouse built in Nevada. It has been in continuous use since opening. One of my favorite courthouses in Nevada. This building blends in very well at the corner of Maine and Williams. DID YOU KNOW?... ... The Churchill County Courthouse is the only wooden courthouse in Nevada? After a unanonymous vote, residents of Fallon decided to keep this nostalgic courthouse as it was when county officials began talk of building a newer modernate courthouse in the late 1960s. Currently, all but one room inside the courthouse is original. Its wooden floors, wooden benches, ornate chandeliers, and its unique set of columns at the entrance to the building, are all unique in Nevada. For those of you wondering, the Churchill Courthouse is open every business day, Monday through Friday, to visitors. Contact the Churchill County Museum for more information on this very unique building in rural Nevada!
The neo-classical Churchill County Courthouse was constructed in 1903 on property donated by Warren and Addie Williams and John Oats. Contractor W.B. Wyrick built the wood building for $7,300 from plans and specifications by Reno architect Benjamin Leon. The building was completed and accepted by County Commissioners F.L. Small, Charles L. Allen and E.S. Harriman on February 2, 1904. The building is the only monumental wooden courthouse built in Nevada. It has been in continuous use since opening. One of my favorite courthouses in Nevada. This building blends in very well at the corner of Maine and Williams. DID YOU KNOW?... ... The Churchill County Courthouse is the only wooden courthouse in Nevada? After a unanonymous vote, residents of Fallon decided to keep this nostalgic courthouse as it was when county officials began talk of building a newer modernate courthouse in the late 1960s. Currently, all but one room inside the courthouse is original. Its wooden floors, wooden benches, ornate chandeliers, and its unique set of columns at the entrance to the building, are all unique in Nevada. For those of you wondering, the Churchill Courthouse is open every business day, Monday through Friday, to visitors. Contact the Churchill County Museum for more information on this very unique building in rural Nevada!
The building is the only monumental wooden courthouse built in Nevada. It has been in continuous use since opening. One of my favorite courthouses in Nevada. This building blends in very well at the corner of Maine and Williams. DID YOU KNOW?... ... The Churchill County Courthouse is the only wooden courthouse in Nevada? After a unanonymous vote, residents of Fallon decided to keep this nostalgic courthouse as it was when county officials began talk of building a newer modernate courthouse in the late 1960s. Currently, all but one room inside the courthouse is original. Its wooden floors, wooden benches, ornate chandeliers, and its unique set of columns at the entrance to the building, are all unique in Nevada. For those of you wondering, the Churchill Courthouse is open every business day, Monday through Friday, to visitors. Contact the Churchill County Museum for more information on this very unique building in rural Nevada!
DID YOU KNOW?... ... The Churchill County Courthouse is the only wooden courthouse in Nevada? After a unanonymous vote, residents of Fallon decided to keep this nostalgic courthouse as it was when county officials began talk of building a newer modernate courthouse in the late 1960s. Currently, all but one room inside the courthouse is original. Its wooden floors, wooden benches, ornate chandeliers, and its unique set of columns at the entrance to the building, are all unique in Nevada. For those of you wondering, the Churchill Courthouse is open every business day, Monday through Friday, to visitors. Contact the Churchill County Museum for more information on this very unique building in rural Nevada!
For those of you wondering, the Churchill Courthouse is open every business day, Monday through Friday, to visitors. Contact the Churchill County Museum for more information on this very unique building in rural Nevada!
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