- City:
- Tonopah, NV
- Site Type:
- Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Started:
- 1940
- Completed:
- 1941
- Designer:
- Louis Simon
- Contractor:
- Neal Melick
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The historic post office building in Tonopah, Nevada was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1940-41.
The building is still in use today and the interior appears largely unchanged over time.
Source notes
Building corner stone
Records of the Public Buildings Service: Completion views of federal buildings (prints) alphabetically by state and thereunder by city, to 1966. Washington DC: National Archives, Record Group 121-BS, Box 56.
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 14, 2015.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.
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