The Cal Shaw Adobe Duplex is an adobe house located at 129 Central Street in Tonopah, Nevada. The house, which was built in 1905, is typical of the adobe homes commonly built in Tonopah in the early 1900s. The building's exterior is scored to resemble stone; the home's design also features a decorative frieze and a porch supported by turned columns. The home has changed little since its construction and has been called "the best preserved adobe residence in Tonopah" by a local historic survey.[2]

Cal Shaw Adobe Duplex
Cal Shaw Adobe Duplex is located in Nevada
Cal Shaw Adobe Duplex
Cal Shaw Adobe Duplex is located in the United States
Cal Shaw Adobe Duplex
Location129 Central
Tonopah, Nevada
Coordinates38°04′06″N 117°13′57″W / 38.06845°N 117.23247°W / 38.06845; -117.23247
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
MPSTonopah MRA
NRHP reference No.82003243[1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1982

The homes on Central Street formed one of Tonopah's first residential districts. Houses on the street were built using a variety of construction types and designs. For instance, the Cal Shaw Stone Row House, located next to the Adobe Duplex, is another historic house built with a different material and design.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Janus Associates (September 1980). "Nye County Historic Property Survey:Cal Shaw Adobe Duplex". Retrieved July 13, 2013.