Piper-Beebe House

Piper-Beebe House
Location 2 S. A St., Virginia City, Nevada
Coordinates 39°18′40″N 119°38′59″W / 39.31111°N 119.64972°W / 39.31111; -119.64972Coordinates: 39°18′40″N 119°38′59″W / 39.31111°N 119.64972°W / 39.31111; -119.64972
Area less than one acre
Built 1876
Architect MacKay, A.F.
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 93000684[1]
Added to NRHP August 5, 1993

The Piper-Beebe House, located at 2 S. A St. in Virginia City, Nevada, is a historic Italianate house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was an 1876 work of Virginia City builder/architect A.F. MacKay, the only one of his works in Virginia City that survives. It was built after the "Great Fire" of 1875 that destroyed much of the city.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1] It has also been known as the Piper-Clegg House. It is also listed on the National Register as a contributing building within the National Historic Landmark Virginia City Historic District.[1] It was deemed significant for association with its owners and for its architecture.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Piper-Beebe House". National Park Service.
  3. Andria Sharon Daley and Michael Richard Taylor (December 22, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Piper-Beebe House / Piper-Clegg House" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photo from 1993

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