1938 Lincoln County Courthouse

the 1938 historic courthouse the historic 1872 courthouse Lincoln County Courthouse (1872) other uses Lincoln County Courthouse (disambiguation)Lincoln County Courthouse July 2025 March 2025 1938 Lincoln County Courthouse 1938 Lincoln County Courthouse.jpg 1 Main St., Pioche, Nevada 37 56 13 N 114 27 2 W inline,title Nevada#USA 1938 Worswick, A. Lacy; Dow, L.F., Art Moderne (PWA Moderne) July 25, 20022009a 02000820 The 1938 Lincoln County Courthouse is an Art Moderne style building in Pioche, Nevada. The 1938 courthouse replaced the so-called "million-dollar courthouse" built in 1871, whose last payment on the approximately $800,000 it cost was coincidentally made in 1938. In 1937, Lincoln County began receiving proceeds of a major boom in lead and zinc mining that ran through the 1950s and provided a major portion of the county's tax revenues. As the old county courthouse deteriorated, sentiment to replace it grew, resulting in a 1937 bond issue. At this time the county received a grant of $26,800 from the Public Works Administration toward 45% of the cost of a new courthouse. The PWA money carried conditions, one of which was a close review of the design. A modern look was preferred, to the point that a simplified Art Deco-Art Moderne style became known as PWA Moderne. The new courthouse was designed by Las Vegas architect A.L. Worswick in this style.02000820 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 1938 Lincoln County Courthouse Carey Roger Coop, Rick Parshall, Bruce December 12, 2001 National Park Service 2009-05-18 etal After an initial bidding process in which all bids were above the $60,000 budget, a second bid in 1938 produced a low bid of $49,347. The bidder, L.F. Dow of Los Angeles and Las Vegas, completed the courthouse in 1939. The building has served as the county courthouse, jail, county sheriff's office, and state office building ever since. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. References External links NV-9-1 nv0072 Old Lincoln County Courthouse, Pioche, Lincoln County, NV 1 Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada Category:Government buildings completed in 1938 Category:County courthouses in Nevada Category:Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, Nevada Category:Streamline Moderne architecture in Nevada Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in Nevada Category:PWA Moderne architecture Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Nevada Lincoln County Courthouse