El Cortez (Reno)

El Cortez Hotel
Hotel in 2012
Location 239 W. 2nd St., Reno, Nevada
Coordinates 39°31′36″N 119°48′57″W / 39.52667°N 119.81583°W / 39.52667; -119.81583Coordinates: 39°31′36″N 119°48′57″W / 39.52667°N 119.81583°W / 39.52667; -119.81583
Area less than one acre
Built 1931
Architect George A. Ferris & Son
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP reference # 84002078[1]
Added to NRHP June 13, 1984

The El Cortez Hotel, at 239 W. 2nd St. in Reno, Nevada, is a historic Art Deco-style hotel that was designed by Reno architects George A. Ferris & Son and was built in 1931. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1][2]

It was deemed significant as a fine example of Art Deco architecture and of the work of the Ferris firm.[2] Seven stories tall,[2] it was the tallest building in Nevada until the completion of Reno's Mapes Hotel in 1947.[3] It is decorated with low-relief terra cotta work. In 1983 it still served as a hotel.[2]

El Cortez was purchased by The Siegel Group in 2014.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ana Koval and Patricia Lawrence-Dietz (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: El Cortez Hotel". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1983
  3. ↑ Bryan, Eric (March 2012). "Ferris and His Big Wheel". Nevada Magazine. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  4. ↑ http://www.rgj.com/story/money/reno-rebirth/2014/06/12/siegel-buying-el-cortez-nugget-courtyard/10397855/

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