Fourth Ward School
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Fourth Ward School is a museum in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,899 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chollar Mansion, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
The Fourth Ward School is an historic 4-story mansard-roofed former public school building located at 537 South "C" Street in Virginia City, Nevada. Designed in 1876 by architect C. M. Bennett in the Second Empire style of architecture, it was designed to accommodate over 1000 students in grades 1 though 9, it was divided into three departments: primary (grades 1 though 4); second grammar (grades 5 though 7) and high school (grades 8 and 9). Grades 10 & 11 were added in 1877 and a senior year as added by 1909. It featured many modern conveniences, such as indoor plumbing with indoor flush toilets, hand washing sinks, and drinking fountains, as well as indoor gas lighting and central heat. The School graduated its last class in 1936, after which its students were moved to a new school built by the Works Progress Administration. The building then fell into disrepair and remained closed until 1986 when it was reopened as the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum. The museum features exhibits including the Vintage Classroom, Comstock Lode history, Alumni, a changing gallery which offers new exhibits every year to two years, Printing & Mark Twain Mark Twain’s life, and Modern Mining and Minerals. This school house is the last one standing in the US of this design and architecture built of wood. It is also a White House designated "American Treasure". The Fourth Ward School is a contributing property in the Virginia City Historic District which was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
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Wikidata Q8565157, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1899 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 15.4 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 29.7 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 15 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 23 mi
- Cave Rock · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wheeler Monument: 0.5 mi
- Dayton State Park: 5.2 mi
- Dayton State Park Historic Mill Site: 5.2 mi
- Mark Twain Park: 5.7 mi
- Dayton Valley Dog Park: 5.8 mi
- Mount Davidson: 0.7 mi
- Mount Bullion: 1.0 mi
- Butler Peak: 1.1 mi
- Twin Peaks: 1.1 mi
- Ophir Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pelican Sculpture: 9.3 mi
- Frog Sculpture: 9.3 mi
- The Holland Project: 16.4 mi
- Valor Tatoo Parlor: 16.4 mi
- Rainshadow Community Charter High: 16.4 mi
- Norton Park: 6.2 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 14.0 mi
- Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- The Rose Garden: 17.9 mi
- Virginia City's Oldest Church: 0.3 mi
- William Sharon: 0.5 mi
- Dowling's Blacksmith Shop: 0.5 mi
- S H & N Mill - Former Site of: 0.5 mi
- The Great Fire of 1875: 0.5 mi
- Chollar Mansion: 0.0 mi
- Comstock Gold Mill: 0.2 mi
- Mackay Mansion & Museum: 0.3 mi
- Comstock Firemen's Museum: 0.4 mi
- Haunted Washoe Club Museum: 0.4 mi
- Customs: 6.2 mi
- Molossia's Friendship Gateway: 6.2 mi
- Molossia Post Office: 6.2 mi
- Molossia Trading Company: 6.2 mi
- Peace Pole: 6.2 mi
- South Beach: 8.5 mi
- Hidden Beach: 15.9 mi
- Incline Beach: 16.2 mi
- Sand Harbor Beach: 16.6 mi
- Sand Harbor: 16.6 mi
- Scripps State Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Galena Terrace: 8.9 mi
- Galena Creek Regional Park: 11.4 mi
- Ballardini Open Space: 13.7 mi
- Rancho San Rafael: 19.9 mi
- Bull Run Spring: 10.9 mi
- Barton Springs: 11.1 mi
- Cooney Springs: 12.4 mi
- Taylor Spring: 12.7 mi
- Erastra Spring: 15.0 mi
- Sutro: 4.0 mi
- Washoe City: 6.9 mi
- Galena: 8.0 mi
- Como: 13.0 mi
- Stone Cabin: 13.6 mi
- Susans Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 16.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Giants Throne: 17.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 2.8 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Genoa Falls: 23.8 mi
- Pony Bob Haslam Group Use Area: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Fourth Ward School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | WNW 281° | 3,285 m | 14.5 mi |
| Church Peak | WNW 283° | 3,235 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Houghton | W 278° | 3,195 m | 15.5 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | W 274° | 3,012 m | 14.4 mi |
| Slide Mountain | W 273° | 2,936 m | 12.4 mi |
| Chocolate Peak | WNW 285° | 2,867 m | 13.5 mi |
| Alpine Walk Peak | WNW 292° | 2,730 m | 14.8 mi |
| Marlette Peak | WSW 239° | 2,661 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Virginia City, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/389356520
Day trips start here
- Virginia City · 1 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 6 mi
- Incline Village · 18 mi
- Reno · 18 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 22 mi
- Silver Springs · 24 mi
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