September 2024

HRPS News & Updates

Dear HRPS Members and Friends,

Our Harvest of Homes tour is just 3 weeks away, and we will be praying to the weather gods for blue skies and mild temperatures. No matter the weather though, we'll be ready!

The day before the tour, you will receive a reminder email with the addresses of all the homes and additional useful information, such as:

You may start the tour at any home and visit in any order
Once you've checked in at the first home, signed the liability waiver, and received your wristband, you don't have to stop at the registration desk again. Just go up to each subsequent home and show your wristband.
No strollers, backpacks, pets, food, drink, or photography inside homes (you may take photos of the home's exterior)

A word about registration for members. If you are a couple trying to register for both of you, you need to do it as two separate transactions to get the member price of $40 for each person. If you try to register one person then add your spouse/friend as a guest, you will be charged $50 for the guest registration, even if they are a member. (The event registration platform we use says they're working on changing this!)

Members get the $40 price through September 20. Day of the event, everyone is $50 - cash or check only, no credit cards accepted on site. So, if you're a member, we encourage you to register in advance.

And if you're not a member, consider joining! Membership is just $25/year. Join Us (historicreno.org)

September also brings the return of our monthly program series, held on the second Sunday of the month. The first one is September 8, Noon-1:30pm, at the downtown Reno library. As always, programs are free and open to the public. See below for details.

Enjoy this Labor Day weekend, and think about the many craftsmen and laborers of decades past, whose enduring handiwork we are about to enjoy.

Joy Orlich, President

joyorlich@sbcglobal.net

775-544-0686

Check out Our Fall Speaker Programs

9/08 - Jean-Guy Dube', "Surviving Railroad Depots of Nevada"

Nevada’s railroad history is long, rich, and varied, dating back to 1868 when the Central Pacific Railroad reached the state, building east from Sacramento, California. In the century-and-a-half since, the Battle Born state has been served by a handful of railroads. One aspect of their legacy is the railroad depots and facilities built to serve local communities. Once numbering in the hundreds, today just over two dozen passenger and freight depots survive in Nevada.

UPCOMING

10/13 - Michael Fischer, "Roy Frisch Findings"

11/10 - Chuck Weller, "Stories of Reno in WWII"

Programs are held on the second Sunday of the month, from Noon - 1:30pm at the downtown Reno Library, 301 South Center Street. Programs are free and open to the public.

Jean-Guy Dube'

Author, architectural draftsman & historian.

Visit our website for more details - Speakers (historicreno.org)

2024 Harvest of Homes Tour

Saturday, September 21, 2024, 10am - 3pm

PREVIEW THE HOMES

2024 Home Tour (historicreno.org)

PURCHASE TICKETS

970 Joaquín Miller, one of two Joaquin Miller homes on the tour this year.

Nevada Historical Society and Washoe County Libraries present:

High Noon with Neal Cobb

Sutro Tunnel - Past, Present and Future

with Chris Pattison and Taylor Hamby - Friends of Sutro Tunnel Charity

Thursday, September 19, 2024, Noon-1:00pm, via Zoom

Sutro Tunnel

Event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.

The talk will share the history of Adolph Sutro, the visionary of the Sutro Tunnel, as well as the history of the Tunnel itself. The Tunnel was created to drain excess, nuisance water from the Comstock Lode's mines in and around Virginia City, NV as well as provide transportation to and from the Comstock.

Learn why the Tunnel was an engineering marvel and remains a draw for history-lovers today.

See below for a special fundraising event for Sutro Tunnel

Get Tickets

Greystone Castle

The picturesque home at 970 Joaquin Miller Drive was built in 1930 by developer W.E. Barnard. Its architectural style is primarily Tudor, with a strong English Country Cottage influence. The large multi-pane Gothic-arched front window is a striking feature.

The house was originally advertised in the local newspapers under the name of Greystone Castle, with the explanation that it had "the charm of an old English castle and all the modern conveniences of the very latest American home."

Source: City of Reno

Greystone Castle will be featured on the 2024 Harvest of Homes Tour

Greystone Castle was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 and the City of Reno's historic register in 2024.

Join HRPS Today!

HRPS is "Dedicated to Preserving and Promoting Historic Resources in the Truckee Meadows through Education, Advocacy and Leadership". With over 500 members, your membership is a vote and a voice for historic preservation.

Do you have friends, neighbors, or family members who share an interest in local history? If so, forward a copy of this newsletter and encourage them to join HRPS! Or have them go to our website - Historic Reno Preservation Society - and click on the "Join Us" tab at the top of the page.

A single membership is just $25/year ($45 for a family membership), and you can now join and pay online.

Benefits of Membership