Tonapah Volunteer Firehouse and Gymnasium
National Register of Historic Places

Tonapah Volunteer Firehouse and Gymnasium

Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada
Listed
May 19, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
82003253

About this property

The Tonopah Volunteer Firehouse and Gymnasium is a historic fire station located at the intersection of Brougher and Burro Streets in Tonopah, Nevada. Built in 1907, the firehouse housed Tonopah's volunteer fire department. The firehouse was built by Tonopah's newly appointed fire chief to address inadequacies in the town's fire protection services, which had failed to stop a major fire in 1904. A gymnasium for the firefighters was constructed next to the fire station in 1908. Tonopah still suffered three major fires after its fire station was built, including a 1920 fire which damaged the station itself; the building was subsequently restored to its original condition. The firehouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1982. The Water Company of Tonopah Building is adjacent.

Location

Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada
38.06842, -117.22985

Categories

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Sources

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When was Tonapah Volunteer Firehouse and Gymnasium listed on the National Register?

Tonapah Volunteer Firehouse and Gymnasium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Tonapah Volunteer Firehouse and Gymnasium?

Tonapah Volunteer Firehouse and Gymnasium is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Tonapah Volunteer Firehouse and Gymnasium is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1904.

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