Tonopah Liquor Company Building

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Tonapah Liquor Company Building
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LocationMain St., Tonopah, Nevada
Coordinates 38°04′07″N117°13′53″W / 38.0685°N 117.23139°W / 38.0685; -117.23139
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Tonopah MRA
NRHP reference No. 82003249 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1982

The Tonopah Liquor Company Building is a historic building located on Main St. in Tonopah, Nevada. The building was constructed in 1906 by the Tonopah Liquor Company. The stone building was designed in the Classical Revival style and features a large pediment with a stone cornice. While the building was one of many stone structures built in Tonopah's early history, it is now one of only four remaining in the town; a local historic survey claimed it to be the most well-crafted of the remaining buildings. [2]

The building 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. "Tonopah Liquor Co. Building". Nye County Historic Property Survey. September 1980. Retrieved June 7, 2013.