Nevada - White Pine County
White Pine County Nevada has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Ruby, Baker Ranger Station, Fort Schellbourne, Fort Schellbourne (Boundary Increase) and Johnson Lake Mine Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include 19th Century Industrial and Western Pluvial Lakes Trad. dating back to 8999 BC.

The famous person Mark L. Requa is associated with one of more of the White Pine County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the White Pine County places including California Vol. 3rd Infantry, CCC, USFS, Frederick Hale, Nevada Consolidated Copper Company, Nevada Consolidated Copper Co., Percy W. Hull, Louis A. Simon, Joseph Van Carlos Young and Percy and Warren Hull. Prominent architectural styles found in White Pine Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Mission/Spanish Revival.

American Legion Hall (added 1994 - - #94001404)
24 Fourth St. , McGill
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Social
More Information:
Baker Ranger Station (added 1995 - - #95001224)
Also known as Baker Guard Station;Baker Administrative Site
Great Basin National Park , Baker
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
CCC, USFS
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History, Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Institutional Housing
More Information:
Capital Theater (added 1993 - - #93000692)
460 Aultman St. , Ely
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hull, Percy W., Fleming, C.O.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Central Theater (added 1993 - - #93000691)
145 W. 15th Ave. , Ely
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hull, Percy and Warren
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
East Ely Depot (added 1984 - - #84002082)
Also known as Nevada Northern Railway Company East Ely Depot Building, East Ely Yards
11th St. , East Ely
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Ely City Hall and Fire Station (added 2018 - - #100002071)
501 Mill Street, Ely
Rifflebox, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival, Neo Classical
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1928-1967 AD
Ely L. D. S. Stake Tabernacle (added 1993 - - #93000685)
Also known as Centennial Fine Arts Center;White Pine Community Association
900 Aultman St. , Ely
Mcgillnevada, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Young, Joseph Van Carlos
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Other-Ethnic
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium
More Information:
Fort Ruby (added 1966 - - #66000460)
Also known as Camp Ruby
Near Hobson on W side of Ruby Lake , Hobson
Magicpiano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
3rd Infantry,California Vol.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Fort Schellbourne (added 1972 - - #72000768)
Also known as Schellbourne;See Also:Fort Schellbourne Boundary Increase
43 mi. N of Ely off U.S. 93 on NV 2 , Ely
MB, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Agriculture, Commerce, Military, Communications
Cultural Affiliation:
19th Century Industrial
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Camp
More Information:
Fort Schellbourne (Boundary Increase) (added 1977 - - #77001544)
Also known as See Also*Fort Schellbourne
N of Ely off US93 , Ely
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Agriculture, Commerce, Military, Prehistoric, Communications
Cultural Affiliation:
19th Century Industrial
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Extractive Facility, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Camp
More Information:
Johnson Lake Mine Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001225)
Also known as 26WP2019
Great Basin National Park , Baker
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Industry, Transportation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Extractive Facility, Processing Site
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
Lehman Orchard and Aqueduct (added 1975 - - #75000181)
Also known as No. 22
Lehman Caves National Monument , Baker
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Water Works
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Lund Grade School (added 2018 - - #100003200)
30 West Center Street, Lund
AJFU, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1915-1968 AD
McGill Drug Store (added 1998 - - #97001301)
11 4th St. , McGill
Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Commerce, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Medical Business/Office
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Nevada Northern Railway East Ely Yards and Shops (added 1993 - - #93000693)
Also known as Nevada Northern Railway Museum;See Also:East Ely Depot
1100 Avenue A (P.O. Box 150040) , Ely
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hale, Frederick
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Historic Person:
Requa, Mark L.
Significant Year:
1908, 1917, 1905
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Rail-Related
More Information:
Nevada Northern Railway--McGill Depot (added 2015 - - #15000010)
McGill, McGill
Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1949 AD
Osceola (East) Ditch (added 1996 - - #96000584)
Starting .5 mi. E of Grouse Canyon and running approximately 18 mi. SE to Lehman Cr., Great Basin National Park , Baker
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Rhodes Cabin (added 1975 - - #75000180)
Also known as No. 19
Lehman Caves National Monument , Baker
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Sunshine Locality (added 1978 - - #78001731)
Address Restricted , Ely
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Western Pluvial Lakes Trad.
Period of Significance:
8500-8999 BC, 8000-8499 BC, 7500-7999 BC, 7000-7499 BC, 6500-6999 BC, 6000-6499 BC, 5500-5999 BC, 5000-5499 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Conservation Area
US Post Office, Ely, Nevada (added 2005 - - #05001122)
Also known as Ely Post Office
415 Fifth St. , Ely
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Simon, Louis A.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Ward Charcoal Ovens (added 1971 - - #71000491)
S of Ely off U.S. 6 , Ely
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
White Pine County Courthouse (added 1986 - - #86001958)
Campton St. , Ely
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Beardslee,George T.
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
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