Lake Mansion — Home of Myron C. Lake
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada
Marker Inscription
Lake Mansion Home Of Myron C. Lake Founder Of Reno 1877. Built by Washington J. MarshEntrant: National Register of Historic Places
Erected by Division Of Historic Preservation And Archeologywashoe Landmark Preservation Inc.
The Story
Built in 1877 by Washington J. Marsh, this handsome mansion was the home of Myron C. Lake, the toll-bridge and hotel keeper whose landholdings on the Truckee River gave rise to the city of Reno. Lake shrewdly donated land to the Central Pacific Railroad to ensure a townsite depot, and the settlement that grew around it made his fortune. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Why it matters
As the residence of Reno's founding entrepreneur, the Lake Mansion embodies the outsized role a single landowner could play in willing a Western city into existence beside the transcontinental railroad.
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Related people
- · Myron C. Lake
- · Washington J. Marsh
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