LDS Moapa Stake Office Building, also known as the Virmoa Maternity Hospital, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Overton, Nevada. It was built between 1917 and 1919 to serve the community of Moapa Valley as a local office, classroom and records repository for the LDS Church. In 1939, the local stake decided to relocate their offices to Las Vegas as travel between the communities became easier. The building then sat vacant.[1]
LDS Moapa Stake Office Building | |
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| Location | 161 W. Virginia Street Overton, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 36°32′25″N 114°26′39.69″W / 36.54028°N 114.4443583°W |
| Built | 1917-1919 |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000819 |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 2002 |
In 1940, the Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital leased the building and converted it into a hospital which opened on January 9, 1941 as the Virmoa Maternity Hospital. The name "Virmoa" is a contraction of Virgin and Moapa. The hospital then was changed into an emergency room in the 1960s. In 1970, the emergency room closed and the Daughters of Utah Pioneers purchased the building for use as a meeting hall and museum. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the development of Moapa Valley as a religious and later a medical site.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Clark County". Nevada. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ Francke, Bernadette; Mella Rothwell Harmon (2002). "LDS Moapa Stake Office Building". National Register of Historic Places-Registration Form. National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ "LDS Moapa Stake Office Building/Virmoa Maternity Hospital, Overton, Clark County". The Online Nevada Encyclopedia. January 29, 2002. Retrieved April 26, 2009.