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- catalog abstract "From Storey County's High Victorian Italianate-styled courthouse to Lander County's former schoolhouse, now a Neo-classical courthouse, Temples of Justice provides an architectural history of the courthouses of Nevada. Nevada has never had a published architectural history, and Temples of Justice helps fill the gap by treating the state's built environment as a series of documents from the past. By looking at the courthouses collectively, it is possible to understand the choices and influences that have affected Nevada's communities as they seek to protect an image of themselves and their aspirations through public architecture. The courthouses are important local public facilities, and they provide an excellent opportunity to understand the history of attitudes and tastes in the state. Nevada courthouse construction falls into several periods of prosperity. Early on, the mining industry created instantaneous communities that struggled to create an image of stability and prosperity by building impressive courthouses. Lacking access to professional design, however, they often resorted to homespun approaches to architecture. Later, firmly established communities built courthouses that fit into the national mainstream. Temples of Justice clearly demonstrates the value of using buildings as documents of the past. More research is needed to gain a comprehensive understanding of Nevada through its built environment, and James's examination of its important public architecture provides a cornerstone for future research.".
- catalog contributor b6637577.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "From Storey County's High Victorian Italianate-styled courthouse to Lander County's former schoolhouse, now a Neo-classical courthouse, Temples of Justice provides an architectural history of the courthouses of Nevada.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Nevada courthouse construction falls into several periods of prosperity. Early on, the mining industry created instantaneous communities that struggled to create an image of stability and prosperity by building impressive courthouses. Lacking access to professional design, however, they often resorted to homespun approaches to architecture. Later, firmly established communities built courthouses that fit into the national mainstream.".
- catalog description "Nevada has never had a published architectural history, and Temples of Justice helps fill the gap by treating the state's built environment as a series of documents from the past. By looking at the courthouses collectively, it is possible to understand the choices and influences that have affected Nevada's communities as they seek to protect an image of themselves and their aspirations through public architecture.".
- catalog description "Temples of Justice clearly demonstrates the value of using buildings as documents of the past. More research is needed to gain a comprehensive understanding of Nevada through its built environment, and James's examination of its important public architecture provides a cornerstone for future research.".
- catalog description "The courthouses are important local public facilities, and they provide an excellent opportunity to understand the history of attitudes and tastes in the state.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 199 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Temples of justice.".
- catalog identifier "087417239X (cloth : acid-free paper) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Temples of justice.".
- catalog isPartOf "Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities ; no. 35".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Reno : University of Nevada Press,".
- catalog relation "Temples of justice.".
- catalog spatial "Nevada".
- catalog spatial "Nevada.".
- catalog subject "725/.15/09793 20".
- catalog subject "Courthouses Nevada History.".
- catalog subject "NA4472.N3 J36 1994".
- catalog subject "Public architecture Nevada.".
- catalog title "Temples of justice : county courthouses of Nevada / Ronald M. James ; foreword by Cliff Young.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".