Midas Schoolhouse | |
Location | Second St., two blocks east of Main St., Midas, Nevada |
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Coordinates | 41°14′32″N116°47′39″W / 41.24222°N 116.79417°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1927-28 |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 04000727 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 21, 2004 [1] |
The Midas Schoolhouse, located on Second St., two blocks east of Main St., in Midas, Nevada, was a historic schoolhouse that was built in 1928. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
The building was destroyed by a fire in 2005. [2]
Its NRHP nomination argued that the building is significant "for its association with the educational and social history of the remote, early-twentieth-century mining town." It includes Craftsman architecture. It has a cross-gabled roof that once had wood shakes, now is covered by regular composition shingles; its exterior is horizontal wooden shiplap. It is a small building, and has two original outhouses at the back; the school and both of those were deemed contributing buildings in the NRHP listing. In 2004, building was serving as a community meeting room and as a museum. [3]
It was listed on the National Register in 2004. [1]
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