• Jane and Myron Lake's home, listed on both the national and state historic registers, will be preserved as a treasure for another century.
• An additional cultural and historic facility in the burgeoning Reno downtown arts district that now includes the Nevada Museum of Art, Pioneer Center, Riverside Artists Lofts and The Lear Theater, along with several other private galleries and shops. The mansion will will also be a block from Wingfield Park and the new Truckee River Whitewater Park at Wingfield.
• A location for children and adults with and without disabilities to explore the arts in an integrated positive environment.
• A place for tourists and locals including children and adults to explore Reno's unique and exciting (sometimes sordid!) history.
• A permanent home for VSA arts of Nevada, formerly Very Special Arts Nevada, for administrative offices, a fine art gallery, a gift shop and program space inside and out.
• A resource center for Nevada's teachers and artists to reference information on the arts, disability issues and Reno history.

Historian Patty Cafferata has written a book about the Lake Mansion that is now on sale at the Mansion for $14.95. For more information, click here.