National Register of Historic Places

Desert Valley Museum

Mesquite, Clark County, Nevada
Listed
October 23, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91001527

About this property

The Virgin Valley Heritage Museum, originally known as the Desert Valley Museum, is in Mesquite, Nevada and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. The museum displays exhibits about area pioneers and local history. The building was designed by Walter Warren Hughes and built by the National Youth Administration in the Vernacular Pueblo Revival style. Opened in 1940 as a library, it was converted around 1945 to a Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital branch. From 1977 to 1984, the building was used by the Boy Scouts of America for meetings. It opened as the Desert Valley Museum on May 23, 1985. In July 2001, the name was changed to the Virgin Valley Heritage Museum. The site was listed as a building in the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1991. The collection includes artifacts from about 1875 to 1935. "Museum Provides Archive of History and People". Archived from the original on October 22, 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2007. Media related to Virgin Valley Heritage Museum at Wikimedia Commons

Location

31 W. Mesquite Blvd.
Mesquite, Clark County, Nevada
36.80412, -114.06879

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When was Desert Valley Museum listed on the National Register?

Desert Valley Museum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Desert Valley Museum?

Desert Valley Museum is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Desert Valley Museum?

The period of significance for Desert Valley Museum is recorded as the industrial era.

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