Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone-Telegraph Co. Building - Goldfield Historic District - Goldfield, NV - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

This significant contributing building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Nomination Form as G-185 (page 83) and as Historical Marker No. 31 as part of the Goldfield Historical Society Walking Tour Booklet (page 3). The NRHP Nomination Form highlights this building and reads:

The Telephone & Telegraph Building is a single story stone structure. It is rectangular in plan and measures overall 60 feet deep by 30 feet in width 0 The front, or north) 30 feet of the building was built in 1906, and the rear extension was completed by 1907. The structure has a full basement containing much of the company's original wiring and relays installed in 1906. The well preserved interior, also dating from 1906; includes original fixtures, counters and telephone booths*, Sometime after 1917 the rear portion of the building, which originally functioned as an equipment warehouse, was converted into an apartment.

The exterior walls of the structure are built of rough, coursed stone and the main facade features coursed, cut blocks of white stone (quarried near Tonopah). The facade is accentuated by a darker stone band courses at the lintels and cornice. Three openings penetrate the front of the building: a central double door entry into the main office, flanked by a four light display window, and another entry door to the east. All are original. The building is well maintained with a high degree of original architectural integrity.

The Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone & Telegraph Co. Building is significant for its lengthy association with the development of communications systems in Goldfield. Telephone and Telegraph lines were first extended from Tonopah to Goldfield in January, 1904. By the spring of 1906 Southern Nevada Consolidated had built this structure to house its office and equipment. In 1907 the building was extended an additional 30 feet to the rear in order to accommodate, a warehouse for telephone equipment. By mid-1907, with the community of Goldfield supporting a population of over 20,000 people, Telephone & Telegraph service had become an indispensable element of business and mining activity. In 1906 the town generated communication revenues in excess of $250,000. After the decline of Goldfield and for the next six decades this building continued to serve the communication needs of the area. Architecturally, the Telephone and Telegraph building exists today as one of seven remaining commercial and public buildings constructed of stone. It features a modest but well Grafted stone facade, and its original interiors, furnishings and telephone equipment still remain intact. The building possesses a high degree of integrity and is a significant local resource for both its important associations with Goldfield's development, and as a fine example of an architectural type once common in the business district.

You may also access a PDF file of the Goldfield Historical Society Walking Tour Booklet here.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Goldfield Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 206 E. Ramsey Avenue Goldfield, NV How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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