C. Clifton Young Federal Building - Reno, NV - People-Named Places on Waymarking.com

The Place:
The C. Clifton Young Federal Building is located along Booth St. and across the street from Reno High School. The building was completed in 1965 and named the 'Federal Building.' The architect was Lockard, Casazza, Parsons & Associates. The building is in use by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada. It was renamed the C. Clifton Young Federal Building and United States Courthouse in 1988. ~source

The Person:
Clarence Clifton Young (born November 7, 1922) was a United States congressman from Nevada.

A Republican, Young was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state's at-large district in 1952 and re-elected in 1954. He won the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 1956 but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Alan Bible in a close race.

Young later served in the Nevada Senate and on the Nevada Supreme Court, including a stint as chief justice (1989–1990). Young also served as president of the National Wildlife Federation (1981–1983).

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I also located a website devoted to courthouses of Nevada and there's a nice picture of this courthouse just after its completion in 1965 and can be viewed here.

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