Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps

Born Frederic Joseph DeLonchamps in Reno, Nevada on January 2, 1882, the son of Felix DeLongchamps and Exilda Gibeau.

He was raised in Washoe County, graduating from Reno High School in 1900, then the University of Nevada in 1904 with a degree in mining engineering.

He spent a short time in San Francisco where he may have apprenticed, but he returned to Nevada in 1907 and formed a partnership with Ira W. Tesch.

He was awarded the contract to design the Nevada Buildings for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915), winning a silver medal for his work.

He was the father-in-law of the noted poet and artist Joanne de Longchamps (that is how she spelled the name), who married DeLongchamps's adopted son Galen.

The Washoe County Courthouse in Reno , designed by DeLongchamps and completed in 1911, with additions completed in 1946, 1949 and 1963 by DeLongchamps & O'Brien.
The Minden Inn , designed by DeLongchamps and completed in 1916.
The Thompson Building of the University of Nevada, Reno , designed by DeLongchamps and completed in 1920.
The Humboldt County Courthouse in Winnemucca , designed by DeLongchamps and completed in 1921.
The Pershing County Courthouse in Lovelock , designed by DeLongchamps and completed in 1921.
The former Ormsby County Courthouse in Carson City , designed by DeLongchamps and completed in 1922.
The Riverside Hotel in Reno , designed by DeLongchamps and completed in 1927.
The Reno Main Post Office , designed by DeLongchamps and completed in 1934.
Thunderbird Lodge on Lake Tahoe , designed by DeLongchamps and completed in 1938.