The Virgin Valley Heritage Museum, originally known as the Desert Valley Museum, is in Mesquite, Nevada and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. The museum displays exhibits about area pioneers and local history.
Desert Valley Museum | |
 Virgin Valley Heritage Museum | |
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| Location | 31 W. Mesquite Blvd., Mesquite, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 36°48′15″N 114°4′5″W / 36.80417°N 114.06806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | National Youth Administration; Walter Warren Hughes |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Vernacular Pueblo Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001527[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 24, 1991 |
History
editThe building was designed by Walter Warren Hughes and built by the National Youth Administration in the Vernacular Pueblo Revival style.[2]
Opened in 1940 as a library, it was converted around 1945 to a Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital branch. From 1977 to 1984, the building was used by the Boy Scouts of America for meetings.
It opened as the Desert Valley Museum on May 23, 1985. In July 2001, the name was changed to the Virgin Valley Heritage Museum.
The site was listed as a building in the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1991.[3]
Collection
editThe collection includes artifacts from about 1875 to 1935.
References
edit- "Museum Provides Archive of History and People". Archived from the original on October 22, 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Desert Valley Museum". Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ^ "Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places". Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
External links
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Media related to Virgin Valley Heritage Museum at Wikimedia Commons
- [1] – City of Mesquite