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Orion Clemens House

Coordinates: 39°10′0″N 119°46′7″W / 39.16667°N 119.76861°W / 39.16667; -119.76861
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Orion Clemens House
Orion Clemens House is located in Nevada
Orion Clemens House
Orion Clemens House is located in the United States
Orion Clemens House
Location502 N. Division St., Carson City, Nevada
Coordinates39°10′0″N 119°46′7″W / 39.16667°N 119.76861°W / 39.16667; -119.76861
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1862
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.79003439[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1979

The Orion Clemens House, at 502 N. Division St. in Carson City, Nevada, United States, was built in 1862. Also known as Mark Twain's House, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

The listing included two contributing buildings.

It was built by Orion Clemens, a lawyer who was the first Secretary of the Nevada Territory. The house has also been known as the Governor's Mansion from times when Orion was Governor Pro Tem, when Nye was away. The house often hosted Mark Twain, brother of Orion.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Margaret DeVita and W. E. Wieprecht (August 2, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Orion Clemens Home / Mark Twain's House". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos from 1978