Winners of the 2025 Heritage Awards include a 1925 house once owned by the first president of the University of Redlands.

It sat vacant for a while," said Strassburg. She says the Wittenberg Area Historical Society bought the building from the church for $500. "Started collecting items and here we are," she said.

The Benson Building, 705 Douglas St., has been sold to Nelson Construction & Development. The developer is hoping to get apartments, office space and retail in the historic brick structure.

The Benson Building, 705 Douglas St., has been sold to Nelson Construction & Development. The developer is hoping to get apartments, office space and retail in the historic brick structure.

In 2018, the Nelson Building was part of talks between the university and Nevada State Lands for a potential property swap involving the Nevada Historical Society building at UNR, two vacant ...