LDS Moapa Stake Office Building
National Register of Historic Places

LDS Moapa Stake Office Building

Overton, Clark County, Nevada
Listed
July 24, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02000819

About this property

LDS Moapa Stake Office Building, also known as the Virmoa Maternity Hospital, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Overton, Nevada. It was built between 1917 and 1919 to serve the community of Moapa Valley as a local office, classroom and records repository for the LDS Church. In 1939, the local stake decided to relocate their offices to Las Vegas as travel between the communities became easier. The building then sat vacant. In 1940, the Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital leased the building and converted it into a hospital which opened on January 9, 1941 as the Virmoa Maternity Hospital. The name "Virmoa" is a contraction of Virgin and Moapa. The hospital then was changed into an emergency room in the 1960s. In 1970, the emergency room closed and the Daughters of Utah Pioneers purchased the building for use as a meeting hall and museum. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the development of Moapa Valley as a religious and later a medical site.

Location

161 W. Virginia St.
Overton, Clark County, Nevada
36.54030, -114.44439

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORYRELIGIONHEALTH/MEDICINE
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Sources

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When was LDS Moapa Stake Office Building listed on the National Register?

LDS Moapa Stake Office Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 2002.

What type of historic resource is LDS Moapa Stake Office Building?

LDS Moapa Stake Office Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for LDS Moapa Stake Office Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1939.

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