







Lake Mansion at Court St., Flint St. and Arlington Ave.: a landmark with detailed woodwork in Reno's Arts District (Summer 2013)

Reno's Lake Mansion, completed in 1877, was originally owned by the Marsh family (for three years) and then by the Lake family. Their home was located on the corner of Virginia Street and California Avenue. In 1971, the building was moved to the grounds of the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. In 2004, the mansion “found” its current site and final home between Arlington Avenue and Court Street. It is owned and operated by VSA Nevada (VSAN), who brought life back to this historic landmark by renovating the old building and turning it into a local center for art workshops and events.



The Nevada State Historical Marker in front of the building provides the historical key information:

Lake Mansion: Home of Myron C. Lake, Founder Of Reno

Built in 1877 by Washington J. Marsh

Entrant: National Register of Historic Places

The architect of the Italianate-style, two-story white house was John S. Sturgeon [o · n · e]. In San Francisco they would call it a “White Lady.” The original house did not have running water. Now it even has an elevator. Most interesting on the outside is the banding veranda on which one can walk around the building and admire its ornate woodwork structures.