Elko County Courthouse
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Elko County Courthouse is a historic building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
and located at 571 Idaho Street in Elko, Nevada
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The site was "a scene of terror" on the night of July 18, 1870, when a giant burning chandelier fell into a throng of people.
The courthouse withstood an earthquake rated 6.0 on the Richter scale, on February 21, 2008. However, the epicenter of this earthquake was over 50 miles east, and thus only minimal shaking was felt in Elko.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and located at 571 Idaho Street in Elko, Nevada
Elko, Nevada
Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Elko County. The city straddles the Humboldt River....
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History
The original courthouse building was finished in 1869. It was torn down in 1910 and replaced with the current building.The site was "a scene of terror" on the night of July 18, 1870, when a giant burning chandelier fell into a throng of people.
The courthouse withstood an earthquake rated 6.0 on the Richter scale, on February 21, 2008. However, the epicenter of this earthquake was over 50 miles east, and thus only minimal shaking was felt in Elko.