Piper-Beebe House
National Register of Historic Places

Piper-Beebe House

Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada
Listed
August 4, 1993
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
93000684

About this property

The Piper–Beebe House, located at 2 S. A St. in Virginia City, Nevada, is a historic Italianate house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was an 1876 work of Virginia City builder/architect A.F. MacKay, the only one of his works in Virginia City that survives.

Location

2 S. A St.
Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada
39.31101, -119.65076

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 93000684. It was listed on August 4, 1993.

Categories

PERFORMING ARTSARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Piper's Opera House
Civil War
0 mi
King-McBride Mansion
Civil War
0.1 mi
Parish House
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Virginia City Comstock Gang Wars, Storey County NV
1868Frontier
0.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Piper-Beebe House listed on the National Register?

Piper-Beebe House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Piper-Beebe House?

Piper-Beebe House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Piper-Beebe House?

The period of significance for Piper-Beebe House is recorded as the civil_war era.

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