There are many historic houses located throughout Nevada. Some of these houses have been moved from their original location, while others are in the exact same spot where they were built many years ago. During the 1940s, there were many different types of houses in Nevada. Let’s take a look at 10 of these houses below.
- A group of miners’ houses in Silver Peak, Nevada - 1940.
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- A mine owner’s house in Goldfield, Nevada that’s been left abandoned - 1940.
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- The Barrel House - one of the first houses built in Tonopah, Nevada. This house is believed to have been built before the 1940s. (ca.1910-1939?)
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- A panorama view of Boulder City, Nevada from Water Tank Hill. This photo was also taken a few years prior to the 1940s. (ca.1932)
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- Tom Kelly’s Bottle House in Rhyolite, Nevada - 1940.
Photogrammar/Arthur Rothstein
- A wealthy mine owner’s mansion in Reno, Nevada - 1940.
Photogrammar/Arthur Rothstein
- A group of houses and abandoned mines in Virginia City, Nevada - 1940.
Photogrammar/Arthur Rothstein
- Bowers Mansion in Washoe Valley, Nevada - 1940.
Photogrammar/Arthur Rothstein
- A trio of homes located on the Moapa Indian Reservation in Clark County, Nevada - 1940.
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- A magnesium production worker’s wife waters the newly planted lawn around her Las Vegas home - 1943.
Photogrammar/Fritz Henle
What do you think about these historic photos? Are you surprised at how Nevadans lived during this time period? Share your thoughts with us below!
Photogrammar/Arthur Rothstein
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Photogrammar/Fritz Henle
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