| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — A. F. Neidt House |
| | Built in 1909 by A.F. Neidt, a cement contractor who also poured most of the early sidewalks in Minden. The home was later occupied by Annie Hickey Raycraft, who offered room and board for "unmarried lady" school teachers. — Map (db m23833) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — C.O.D. Garage |
| | Ground was broken for the garage in 1911, with structure additions in 1917 and 1927. The initials stand for the owner Clarence Oliver Dangberg. Later, under the ownership of the Fred "Brick" Hellwinkel family, the C.O.D. garage was the oldest continuous family owned franchised dealership in Nevada. Over the years the company sold Chevrolet, Buick, Ford, Hupmobile, Jeep, Lauson Tractors, Goodyear Tires, offered AAA towing and sold gas under Union Oil and Shell canopies. — Map (db m23514) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Clock Park — The Town of Minden |
| | To recreate turn-of-the-century Minden, local merchants Don and Roxanne Stangle, in 1990, suggested building this park. A beautiful period clock would be its central feature. After seven years of planning and designing the park and raising nearly $40,000 entirely from private benefactors, the merchants of Minden, together with members of the Minden Town Board, set the Minden Clock and landscaped Clock Park on June 6, 1997. The Town of Minden thanks all those who donated significant time, materials or funding to help make Clock Park a reality. — Map (db m23424) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Coventry Cross Episcopal Church |
| | Construction of Coventry Cross Episcopal Church began in 1936 at the building's original site in Smith Valley. The church was named for the large stone cross that stands on the church's Rood beam (a beam in a medieval church across the entrance to the choir: it supports the rood, a large crucifix.) The Dean of Coventry Cathedral gave the cross, originally part of St. Michael's Cathedral in Coventry, England, to Bishop Thomas Jenkins in 1930. The church was moved to its present site in 1954, and . . . — Map (db m23948) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — 123 — Cradlebaugh Bridge |
| | The remains of Cradlebaugh Bridge, built in 1861 by William Cradlebaugh, stand ¼ mile westward. This bridge shortened the distance from Carson City to Aurora in the then booming Esmeralda Mining District.
There were two routes from Carson City south to the bridge where they joined, crossed the river, and headed into the desert. One followed the west side of the Carson River; the foothill alternate went via Jacks Valley and the old John James Ranch, then around the hill to the bridge. . . . — Map (db m40100) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Douglas County Courthouse |
| | The Nevada Legislature voted to move the county seat to Minden in 1916. The Courthouse, designed by F.J. Delongchamps, was built for $23,178 on a lot deeded from the Dangberg Land and Livestock Company. Originally the building housed all the county offices and the jail. — Map (db m23971) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Douglas County World War II Memorial |
| | In Commemoration
of Douglas County men who gave
their lives in World War II
Franklin Mack Andrews ● Semore Arnold ● Donald Cornbread ● Giles Cornbread ● Wilber Frank ● Harlan Fricke ● Walter Leehman ● Howard G. Park ● Charles N. Roberts ● Kenneth G. Storke ● Earl Watson
Carson Valley 20 – 30 Club No. 85
Dedicated June 14, 1952 — Map (db m20881) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — First National Bank of Nevada |
| | Construction began in 1968 when the old Farmer's Bank, purchased in 1954 by the First National Bank of Nevada, had again outgrown itself. The remodeled building now houses an engineering firm owned and operated by R.O. Anderson. — Map (db m23787) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Grace Melissa Dangberg |
| | 1896 — 1985
Grace Dangberg was the granddaughter of Heinrick Frederick Dangberg, a pioneer Carson Valley settler from a village near Minden, Germany, whose family founded Minden, Nevada.
Miss Dangberg, a distinguished Nevadan, devoted her considerable talents and fortune to the enhancement of cultural pursuits and Nevada history, giving generously to the University of Nevada-Reno, the Carson Valley Historical Society and other deserving institutions.
Dedicated by the Historical Society in 1988. — Map (db m3191) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Henry Beck House |
| | This, the second house built in Minden (1907), housed Henry Beck, the first manager of the Minden Milling Company, and was located across the street from from the mill at Fifth Street and Railroad Avenue, now Highway 395. — Map (db m23898) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — John Dangberg House |
| | This house was designed for John Dangberg by Frederic DeLongchamps, a noted architect throughout the West. Construction was completed in 1912. John was one of the Dangberg Brothers who founded Minden in 1906. Dangberg Land and Livestock Company established the town and laid out the square, now known as Minden Park. The first houses around the square were built by employees of his company. — Map (db m23933) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — M. E. Fay House |
| | Built in 1917 for local rancher M.E. Fay, the home was later owned by John and Norma Ellis. John, Norma and their son Darwin owned and operated the Minden Mercantile. — Map (db m23936) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — 130 — Minden |
| | Minden, the seat of Douglas County since 1916, was named for a town in Westphalia, Germany, where the founder of the D.F. Dangberg Land and Live Stock Company, was born in 1829. The company established Minden in 1905 to provide terminal facilities for the Virginia and Truckee Railway, which was then extending a branch line southward from Carson City. The passenger and freight depot was situated at this point.
Principle promoter of the town, and its related development, was H.F. Dangberg, Jr. . . . — Map (db m20877) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Minden Dry Goods |
| | First opened in 1910 by Chris Christoffersen. This was the first store in Minden of its type, selling dry goods, clothing, shoes, and cameras. Later, the store was operated by Lin Blondin and Ken Watson. In time, it became known as Town and Country under the management of Tom and Norma Andrews. The C.O.D. Garage purchased the building in 1975, creating Pioneer Motor Parts. — Map (db m23578) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Minden Flour Milling Company |
| | Completed in 1908, the new mill was financed by many of the early residents of Minden. Initially, it could process 100 barrels of flour daily from the local grain. Its four silos held 65,000 bushels of grain. In 1921 the mill was described as "one of the biggest milling concerns in the state, with a reputation for excellence". Beside flour, a line of chicken mash and cattle feed was produced. The Mill ceased to operate in the late 1960's and was purchased by Bently Nevada Inc. in 1975. The . . . — Map (db m23981) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Minden Park |
| | Built in 1906. the park became the “town square” for the first residential section of Minden. The first bandstand, a rectangular structure, was built in 1914. The present bandstand was built by the Minden Rotary Club in 1984 and dedicated to Wilton Neddenriep, a valley rancher and Rotarian who was killed in an accident on his ranch. — Map (db m20893) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Minden's First Homesite |
| | This site marks the end of the Virginia and Truckee rail extension from Carson City which was completed in 1906. A depot was built here as well as first home site for the station manager, Herb Coffin. Mr. Coffin’s home was a converted boxcar but a house was built for him in 1906. The railway into Minden initiated the growth of the town and the V & T thrived until the late 1930’s when its operation became questionable. The town was growing but the railroads’ profitability was lagging. The last . . . — Map (db m23430) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Reed-Meneley Insurance |
| | The original building was constructed in 1951 for the partnership of Warren Reed and Willard Meneley Insurance Company. In 1953 the offices also served as the temporary home for the Douglas County Public Library. Reed's son Alan and family currently operate a restaurant on the site. — Map (db m23742) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Second Farmer's Bank of Carson Valley |
| | The Second Farmer's Bank was constructed in 1918 and operated until 1968. The bank had sound financial resources for its size and in 1933, following a bank moratorium called by President Roosevelt, Farmer's Bank was among the first in the nation to reopen. The building has been used in movies and as a forest fire lookout station. Today it houses offices. — Map (db m23700) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — The Heidlberg |
| | Built in 1910, few buildings in Minden have experienced a more diverse life. Its many uses include a saloon/bar, card parlor, soda fountain, grocery store, and several restaurants. — Map (db m23361) HM |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — The History of Sunset Park |
| | The members of the Minden Town Board selected this site, on the Minden-Gardnerville boundary and adjacent to the telephone company offices, as a particularly appropriate location for what they have named "Sunset Park".
In the early 1900's, United Farmers Telephone and Telegraph provided telephone locally and to an expanding rural region. In the 1940s, United Farmers became California Interstate Telephone Company, which later became Continental Telephone and Telegraph, serving the South . . . — Map (db m55510) HM |
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