415 Fifth St., Ely, Nevada. County/parish: White Pine.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 07, 2005. NRIS 05001122.
Part of US Post Offices in Nevada MPS (NRIS 64500439).
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The U.S. Post Office in Ely, Nevada was built to a standardized plan developed by the Office of the Supervising Architect, led by Louis A. Simon. The building uses an attenuated Classical style that was popular with Federal buildings in the 1930s. The post office opened on January 29, 1938, following delays in the start of construction. It closed in 2002, and was reopened in 2005 as a convention center for the nearby Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall. That year, it was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63816305