Douglas County High School

Built in 1915 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

From the record

“Douglas County High School was the high school serving Douglas County, Nevada from 1915 to the mid-1950s when it became a middle school. In 1988, the building was retired from educational uses.”
Wikipedia article Douglas County High School (Nevada), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 24 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 1992 · category: Building · built in 1915, Neoclassical architecture, by Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. 1477 US 395, Gardnerville, 89410
When was it listed? March 1992
Category. building
Also known as. Architecture of Frederick J. DeLongchamps TR
Census division. Gardnerville-Minden
When was it built? 1915
Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
Architect. Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps
National Register reference number. 92000117 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

27 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Douglas County High School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	6
Equipment and vehicle use	5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5
Debris and open burning	4
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Firearms and explosives use	2
Arson/incendiarism	1
Recreation and ceremony	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
13 September 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	PIT
4 August 1999	Natural	under an acre	Carson City District Office	WINDMILL
3 August 2006	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	TILLMAN
29 August 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	East Fork Fire and Paramedic District	88
23 August 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	9.0 acres	Carson City District Office	RANCH
31 July 1995	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Carson City District Office	BIA 12
26 July 1997	Natural	under an acre	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	LOWER ROAD
21 July 1994	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Carson City District Office	BAKER

Every fire recorded in Douglas County

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Douglas County High School: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Environmental Community BLM Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Sawmill Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Bing Materials Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Dresslerville Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Johnson Genoa Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Nev. Contractors Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Rancho Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Settelmeyer Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Douglas County

Storms near this property

27 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gardnerville, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 14 heavy rain, 6 flash flood, 3 lightning, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 2004	Lightning	Gardnerville	1 hurt	A 12-year-old girl was struck by lightning in Gardnerville during the afternoon of the 12th. The condition of the girl was not known at the time of the report.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Gardnerville	$50,000	The Minden-Gardnerville Record Courier noted that a Douglas County fire marshal stated that 9 houses had interior damage due to flooding. Also, emergency officials indicated that 2 feet of water had flowed over Fish Springs Rd. A power pole was broken near Jacobsen Ln due to the flash flood.
August 2005	Lightning	Gardnerville	$15,000	Lightning struck the roof of a house in Gardnerville, starting a fire in the attic. Lightning also caused power outages in Gardnerville and Minden. Up to 2,100 people were temporarily without power as a result.
June 2015	Flash Flood	Gardnerville	$5,000	The Douglas County Emergency Manager reported flash flooding impacts near low water crossings along Sawmill and Arroyo Roads.
February 2025	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	CoCORAHS (NV-DG-4 Gardnerville) located 3.0 ESE of Heavenly Valley, NV, reported a 24 hour storm total rainfall amount of 1.59 inches.
July 2024	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	A Cocorahs station (NV-DG-11- Gardnerville) located 3.9 S of Gardnerville, NV, reported a total rainfall amount of 0.60 inches.
December 2024	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	A trained spotter located 4.0 mi W of Gardnerville Ranch, NV, reported 24 hour storm total rainfall of 0.54 inches.
November 2024	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	CoCORAHS (NV-DG-23 Gardnerville) located 5.7 miles W of Gardnerville, NV, reported 24 hour storm total rainfall of 0.92 inches.
March 2023	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	A COCORAHS (NV-DG-23 Gardnerville) located 5.7 mi W of Gardnerville, NV, reported a 24-hour rainfall total of 2.27 inches.
March 2023	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	A COCORAHS (NV-DG-11 Gardnerville) located 3.9 mi S of Gardnerville, NV, and a CO-OP Observer (MINN2) located in Minden, NV, reported 24-hour rainfall totals of 1.78 and 1.52 inches respectively.
June 2023	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	A mesonet station (FISN2-Fish Springs) located 5.0 mi ESE of Gardnerville, NV, reported a total rainfall amount of 0.96 inches.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Gardnerville	-	Spotter reported 4-6 inches of water running where Fish Springs and Jacobsen Lane meet. Nearby Pine Nut Creek full due to runoff on the Numbers Fire burn scar.
November 2021	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	Trained spotter 3 mi WSW of Gardnerville Ranchos reported 0.81 inches of rainfall measured in 12 hour period.
December 2021	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	Trained spotter reported 1.13 of heavy rain.
March 2019	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	CoCoRaHS station NV-DG-4 in 5 miles west of Gardnerville reported 0.75 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 27 March 0600PST to 28 March 0600PST.
December 2018	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	Trained weather spotter 3 miles west-southwest of Gardnerville Ranchos reported 0.87 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 December 0807PST to 25 December 0807PST.
March 2018	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	CoCoRaHS station NV-DG-11, Gardnerville reported 2.33 inches of storm total rainfall from 20 March 0520PST to 23 March 0520PST.
May 2018	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	Mesonet station PNTN2, 9 miles east of Gardnerville (elevation 5882 feet) reported 0.63 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 May 0858PST to 25 May 0858PST.
July 2015	Flash Flood	Gardnerville	-	Facebook videos from a National Weather Service employee and KOLO News showed fast flowing water in Pine Nut Creek and over low water crossings on Cali Pequeno and Out-R-Way Roads.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Gardnerville	-	Flood waters from Pine Nut Creek moved over East Valley Rd (and several non-paved roads) per photographic evidence. The Allerman Canal (eastern side of Gardnerville) helped to stop the advance of flood waters. The time of the flash flood is estimated.
May 2009	Hail	Gardnerville	-	A trained weather spotter reported 1-inch diameter hail 3 miles SSW of Gardnerville.
April 2005	Lightning	Gardnerville	-	Lightning struck a poplar tree at a home in Gardnerville. The lightning bolt blew out the front door jamb of the house. An automobile's windshield was badly cracked. Computers, televisions, and VCRs throughout the neighborhood were damaged from the strike. In a house a few doors away, kitchen lights were blown from their sockets.
August 2002	Heavy Rain	Gardnerville	-	1 inch of rain in 85 minutes
September 1998	Flash Flood	Gardnerville	-	Mud covering one side of Fish Springs Road. Reported by Douglas County Sheriff.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Gardnerville	-	no account filed
July 2005	Hail	Gardnerville	-	no account filed
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Gardnerville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Douglas County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Carson Valley Hospital	under 500 feet	1979
Arendt Jensen Jr. House	0.3 miles	1994
Gardnerville Elementary School	0.5 miles	2008
Gardnerville Branch Jail	0.5 miles	2003
Arendt Jensen House	0.5 miles	1989
Wilhelm and William Lampe Ranch	0.7 miles

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 92000117 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Douglas County	All 24 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.