Former U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan will announce Preserve Nevada's 2005 "11 Most Endangered Historic Places" on July 14 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Lake Mansion, located at Court Street and Arlington Avenue in downtown Reno, Nevada.
Of the 11 sites selected, two are located in Southern Nevada: The La Concha Hotel Lobby and the Spanish Trail. Preserve Nevada also included in its list two categories that reflect statewide preservation concerns: cemeteries and ranches.
The endangered sites were selected by Preserve Nevada as a part of its program to bring attention to significant buildings, sites, and landscapes that face threat of destruction. Preserve Nevada will also name the state's successful preservation stories at the event.
Preserve Nevada is a non-profit preservation organization associated with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the public history program in UNLV's College of Liberal Arts.
" Nevada is in danger of losing many of its cultural and architectural treasures to the state's unprecedented development," said former Sen. Richard Bryan, chair of the Preserve Nevada board. "I hope that as we build awareness of the importance of these historic places, they will serve as testaments to our preservation successes in the future."
Additional support for Preserve Nevada is provided by a $35,000 challenge grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
The "Eleven Most Endangered Sites" announcement is being held in conjunction with a private "sneak preview" at the Lake Mansion for donors, state legislators and local government. The event is sponsored by VSA arts of Nevada, formerly the Very Special Arts Nevada, Preserve Nevada, the Historic Reno Preservation Society (HRPS), and the Truckee Meadows Heritage Trust. Former Sen. Richard Bryan will address the group from the front porch of the mansion with the 2005 list of the 11 most endangered sites at 5 p.m.
Lake Mansion will be open for free tours and sneak preview to the public on the following Saturday, July 16, 2005 from 1-5 p.m. Both the private party and public openings are funded by Sierra Pacific Foundation.
For more information about Preserve Nevada, contact Andrew Kirk or Michelle Follette at (702) 895-2908 or send email to <a href="mailto:Preserve.Nevada@ccmail.nevada.edu">Preserve.Nevada@ccmail.nevada.edu</a>.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Andy Kirk, director of Preserve Nevada and professor of history at UNLV, and representatives from the Neon Museum will be available for interviews July 14 from 11 a.m. to noon at the La Concha Hotel, located on Las Vegas Blvd., just north of Convention Center Drive. They will discuss major developments in the preservation of the hotel's lobby.
Images of the eleven most endangered places in Nevada are also available. List of sites attached .
