Mary S. Doten School

Special Collections, University of Nevada, Reno Libraries

Mary S. Doten School was built in 1912 at the corner of Fifth and Washington Streets in downtown Reno. It was one of the "Four Spanish Sisters", four nearly-identical elementary schools that were built around the same time. The school was closed in 1972 and demolished in 1974.

Date Uploaded: April 25, 2026

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Source: Reno Historical

Source URL: https://renohistorical.org/items/show/25

Source Caption: Mary S. Doten School, 1920s A postcard of the Mary S. Doten School in the 1920s demonstrates the great care taken with flowers and landscaping. Source: Special Collections, University of Nevada, Reno Libraries Date: 1920s

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