Sandstone Legacy

The Nevada State Prison was the source of building material for 12 properties now listed on the National Historic Register:

  • Bank Saloon
  • Ormsby County Courthouse [NV Ag’s Office]
  • Heroes Memorial Building [ NV AG’s Office]
  • Abraham Curry House
  • Nevada Governor’s Mansion
  • Nevada State Capitol
  • Nevada State Printing Office
  • Governor James Nye Mansion
  • Ormsby-Rosser House
  • U.S. Mint [Nevada State Museum]
  • Virginia & Truckee Railroad Shops
  • Nevada State Prison

Today, reminders of the quarry's sandstone legacy can be seen throughout northern Nevada.

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