Nevada-California Power Company Substation and Auxiliary Power Building

Nevada-California Power Company Substation and Auxiliary Power Building
Nevada-California Power Company Substation and Auxiliary Power Building
Location: Corner of Knapp and Cutting Sts., Tonopah, Nevada
Built: 1905
Governing body: Private
MPS: Tonopah MRA
NRHP Reference#: 82003237
Added to NRHP: July 26, 1982[1]

The Nevada-California Power Company Substation and Auxiliary Power Building is an industrial building in Tonopah, Nevada. Built in 1905, it provided electricity to the town and the surrounding mine operations. The building was used by Nevada-California Power Company, a predecessor of Southern California Edison.

The building was constructed with detailing befitting its significant role in the community.[2]

The substation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. 
  2. ^ Nicoletta, Julie (2000). "Tonopah". Buildings of Nevada. Oxford University Press. p. 193. ISBN 0-19-514139-3. 



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