Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone-Telegraph Company Building

Photographed by M H, May 8, 2011

1. Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone-Telegraph Company Building Marker

Inscription. This was the communications center of Goldfield from 1906 until 1963. From 1904 to 1920, Goldfield boomed as a gold producing center. It was the largest (20,000+) city in Nevada during that period, having four railroads and other modern conveniences. The building was one of a few spared by a fire that destroyed 53 blocks of the downtown area in 1923. Today, it is one of the few unspoiled examples of the work of the craftsmen of the early 1900 era, and an example of the business life in the Tonopah-Goldfield area from the years when the mines were producing millions and bringing new prosperity to the state of Nevada.

Erected by Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology, Central Nevada Historical Society. (Marker Number 242.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 42.547′ N, 117° 14.095′ W. Marker was in Goldfield, Nevada, in Esmeralda County. It was on Ramsey Street east of Columbia

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Avenus, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Goldfield NV 89013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Sierra Nevada

and specifically in Central Nevada. It was also in the American Southwest

and in the Mountain West.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Consolidated Telephone-Telegraph Company Building (here, next to this marker); Nixon Wingfield Building (a few steps from this marker); Goldfield Community Center (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gans vs. Nelson (about 600 feet away); Goldfield (about 700 feet away); California Beer Hall Warehouse (about 800 feet away); Where’s Gran Pah? (approx. 0.2 miles away); Goldfield’s Railroads (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goldfield.

Also see . . . New Amended Text for Marker.

Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone-Telegraph Company Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M H, May 8, 2011

2. Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone-Telegraph Company Building and Marker

Marker is mounted on the building to the left of the entrance door.

The Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) recently updated the text of the roughly 260 state historical markers in Nevada. The Nevada SHPO placed the amended text of each individual marker on its website and will change the actual markers in the field as funding allows. Minor changes have been made to the marker for grammar and readability. The link will take you to the Nevada SHPO page for the marker with the amended text. (Submitted on November 12, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)

The intersection of Ramsey Street and Columbia Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M H, May 8, 2011

3. The intersection of Ramsey Street and Columbia Avenue

The Telegraph building is the small building on the left.

Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone-Telegraph Company Building Interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 10, 2021

4. Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone-Telegraph Company Building Interior

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 10, 2021

5. Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone-Telegraph Company Building Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2011. This page has been viewed 1,086 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on February 19, 2018. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2011, by Mh of Las Vegas, Nevada. 4, 5. submitted on October 24, 2021, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.