Welcome to the State Printing Building
(elevation 4681')
Nevada State Historical Marker No. 250
Welcome to one of the quietest little corners of the State Capitol Complex... home of the original Nevada State Printing Office, located within the Nevada State Capitol grounds in Carson City. It was built in 1885–86. Also known as the Old State Printing Office, the building was a work of Reno architects Morrill J. Curtis and Seymore Pixley. It is the second oldest State-built structure in the Capitol Complex.
It is a "substantial" building built with stone walls made of 27 courses of one foot height sandstone ashlar blocks. Lesser quality extensions of the building were added in 1938, 1951, 1955 and 1958. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
In order to fulfill the printing needs of the state, the governor signed an act for the creation of the office of the State Printer on January 10, 1865 and it was passed by the Nevada State Legislature. Officials did it through contracting with private sector printers. The State Printer was terminated by the 1879 Legislature and generated the office of Superintendent of State Printing. The establishment in 1885-86 of the State Printing Building was led by this act. State Printing was accommodated for nearly 80 years in this building. Part of The Division of Archives and Records is currently placed in the building. State Printing was shifted to its present location in 1964.
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Marker Text:
Completed in 1886, the State Printing Building is the second oldest structure built by the State within the Capitol Complex. Architects Morrill J. Curtis and Seymore Pixley, designed the Italianate structure to compliment the older State Capitol (ABCD). Curtis was responsible for many significant buildings throughout Nevada and the West, including the octagonal library annex to the rear of the State Capitol (EFGH). Like many important structures in Carson City, this building was constructed of sandstone ashlar quarried at the nearby State Prison and is a significant example of state governmental architecture for the period. From 1886 to 1964, this building housed the offices and presses of the State Printer.
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FINAL LOCATION:
N 39° 09.H(C+E)F
W 119° 45.(F-A)BG
The final location is only a brief walk away.
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