- Virgin Valley Heritage Museum
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Desert Valley Museum
Virgin Valley Heritage Museum
Location: 31 W. Mesquite Blvd., Mesquite, Nevada Coordinates: 36°48′15″N 114°4′5″W / 36.80417°N 114.06806°WCoordinates: 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 Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 91001527[1] Added to NRHP: October 24, 1991 The Virgin Valley Heritage Museum, originally known as the Desert Valley Museum, is located 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.
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History
The 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 1977-1984, 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
The collection includes artifacts about 1875 to 1935.
References
- "Museum Provides Archive of History and People". Archived from the original on 2006-10-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20061022223221/http://www.mesquitenv.com/area/default.cfm?doc_id=137&storyID=87&arcID=87. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Desert Valley Museum". http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Desert_Valley_Museum. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ "Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places". http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/DOCS/shpo/entries/clark.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
External links
- Virgin Valley Heritage Museum - City of Mesquite
Categories:- Museums in Clark County, Nevada
- National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada
- Buildings and structures in Mesquite, Nevada
- History museums in Nevada
- History of Clark County, Nevada
- Pueblo Revival Style architecture
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