Elko County Courthouse is a historic building listed on the

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and located at 571 Idaho Street in

Elko, Nevada Elko is a city in and the county seat of Elko County, Nevada, United States. As of the official 2020 U.S. Census, the city has a population of 20,564. Elko serves as the center of the Ruby Valley, a region with a population of over 55,000. Elko ...

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.

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Photo of courthouse in 1989

Photos of courthouse at Waymarking
{{National Register of Historic Places Buildings and structures in Elko County, Nevada Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada County courthouses in Nevada National Register of Historic Places in Elko County, Nevada W. H. Weeks buildings Elko, Nevada Neoclassical architecture in Nevada