Combellack Adobe Row House

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Combellack Adobe Row House
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LocationCentral St., Tonopah, Nevada
Coordinates 38°04′07″N117°13′57″W / 38.06868°N 117.23256°W / 38.06868; -117.23256 Coordinates: 38°04′07″N117°13′57″W / 38.06868°N 117.23256°W / 38.06868; -117.23256
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
Built byTonopah Extension Mining Co.
MPS Tonopah MRA
NRHP reference No. 82003226 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1982

The Combellack Adobe Row House is an adobe row house located on Central Street in Tonopah, Nevada. The Tonopah Extension Mining Company built the home in 1903 to house its employees. The house is the oldest adobe home in Tonopah; its walls were cast in place rather than built in blocks, as the former method was more efficient and more popular in the town. The home was part of one of Tonopah's first residential areas on Central Street, which was a well-developed district by 1904. J.M. Combellack, who had lived in the home since it was built, became its owner in 1905. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Janus Associates (September 1980). "Nye County Historic Property Survey: Combellack Adobe Row House" . Retrieved July 15, 2013.