Nevada
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| Location | Plateau of States |
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| Construction | |
| Construction Cost | $38,000 ($241,274 in 2021) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | J. C. Broderick, of St. Louis |
| Dimensions | 44' x 54' |
Nevada's building was designed as a bungalow style with wide verandas on three sides. It stood near the Rhode Island, Connecticut and Pennsylvania buildings on Colonial Avenue, on the Plateau of States.
Description
The broad door opens into the reception room, where green burlap and the fashionable brown of the woodwork show a modern style of decoration. It appears like a little and cozy parlor such as one might imagine is used by the people of this comparatively new State, with a polished floor spread with rugs, and plenty of house-plants.
Back and to the left is the ladies' parlor, finished in scarlet, with Spanish windows letting in only softened light. It is here the Conover piano is located. On the walls are the Miss Lewers flower photographs, so widely copied, and with which the readers of every woman's magazine are familiar. The wonderful camera work is a source of pride to the Nevada visitor, for many marvel when told each is a portrait of a flower native to the State.
To the right are the offices. There are relics galore of Hank Monk, the most famous whip who ever drew rein over a four-in-hand coach team. A framed cartoon, famous forty years ago, is here, and across it hangs the whip lash Hank used when he took Horace Greeley across the divide.
Another small room showcased an Oriental den in one corner and the office of the commissioner in the other.
The second floor housed living quarters. Photographs of Nevada beauty, mining industries and irrigations systems were displayed on the walls and in albums.
Not surprisingly, Nevada had a huge display at the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy, where they displayed gold, silver, copper, lead and precious stones.
