Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Building
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 41° 29.375 W 120° 32.627
10T E 705043 N 4596020
This building was the Administrative Office of the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Company and was built in 1917-18.
Waymark Code: WM2JA1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 38

The mission revival style Administrative Office building for the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Company was built in 1917-18 at a cost of about $40,000. The building contained offices for the company manager, superintendent, train dispatcher, engineer, attorney, cashier, and auditors. There were also restrooms, locker room, storage space, and an overnight guest room with private bath.
The Southern Pacific Railway took over the Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad in 1929, after which the building stood empty for a few years. The building served as a U.S. Navy Air Corps flight training school and billet during World War II. After the war rooms were rented out for office space until 1959 when the building was acquired by the the BPOE fraternal organization (the Elks). This building was added to the National Rigister of Historic Places on September 6, 1974.
Note: The above information comes from Craig’s Railroad Pages - (visit link)
Street address:
619 N. Main St.
Alturas, CA United States
96101


County / Borough / Parish: Modoc

Year listed: 1974

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1900-1924

Historic function: Transportation

Current function: Elks Lodge

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
The A-Team visited Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Building 06/15/2019 The A-Team visited it
NW_history_buff visited Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Building 11/16/2013 NW_history_buff visited it
CharlyBaltimore visited Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Building 08/31/2013 CharlyBaltimore visited it
brokenoaks visited Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Building 07/14/2008 brokenoaks visited it
Volcanoguy visited Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Building 11/11/2007 Volcanoguy visited it

View all visits/logs