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Walking Map Only Large (PDF) 1. Minden Park 40. Coventry Cross Episcopal Developed in 1906, the park became Church (1631 Esmeralda Place): the town square for the fi rst residential Construction of Coventry Cross section of Minden. The original Episcopal Church began in 1936 at the bandstand was built in 1914. The Discover Minden: A Walking Tour building’s original site in Smith Valley. present bandstand was built by the The church was named for the large Minden Rotary Club in 1984 and stone cross that stands on the church’s dedicated to Wilton Neddenriep, a rood beam (a beam in a medieval 29. Rickey/Hellwinkel House valley rancher and Rotarian who was killed in an accident on his ranch. Vibrant fall colors set off church across the entrance to the choir; it supports the rood, a large (1618 Mono Avenue): Built in 1909 by the the rustic charm of the crucifi x). The Dean of Coventry Cathedral gave the cross, originally a 2. John Dangberg House Dangberg Company for Frank Rickey, a gazebo in Minden Park. part of St. Michael’s Cathedral in Coventry, England, to Bishop Thomas (1600 Sixth Street): This house was purchasing agent for buyers of wool, cattle Jenkins in 1930. The church was moved to its present site in October designed for John Dangberg by Frederic and sheep. The home was subsequently 1954 and has been serving Carson Valley continually since then. J. DeLongchamps, an architect known owned by the Van Sickle family, early throughout the West in his time. residents of Genoa. Fred Hellwinkel, co- 41. Wennhold House Construction of the building was owner of the C. O. D. Garage, later bought (1639 US Highway 395 North): completed in 1912. John was one of the house. (Private Home) Minden banker William H. Wennhold the Dangberg brothers who founded built this structure as a house for his Minden in 1906. The H. F. Dangberg Land and Livestock Company 30. Ben Cardinal House family in 1926, on the site of a chicken established the town and laid out the town square, now known as (1620 Mono Avenue): Ben Cardinal, ranch known as the Valley Farm. Much Minden Park. Company employees built the fi rst houses around the an early manager of the Minden Butter of the original home is preserved, square. (Private Home) Manufacturing Company, had this house including the hardwood fl oors, kitchen built after H. F. (Fred) Dangberg, Jr. deeded cabinets, and fi replace. The building now houses the registration offi ce 3. Maule House the lot to him in 1914. Douglas County for the CVI Motor Lodge. (Open to Public) (1604 Sixth Street): William Maule, District Attorney Grover Krick and his wife supervisor of the Mono National Forest Hattie purchased the house in 1935 and 42. Graunke’s Warehouse and father of present owner Wynne owned it until 1985. (Private Home) (1627 US Highway 395 North): Maule, had this house built in 1915. Built in 1919 near the V&T Railway It is the only residence in Minden 31. Jepsen House (1624 Mono Avenue): tracks, the original warehouse was currently occupied by a family member Known as a “Sears house,” this residence used to store grain and hay. In 1950, of the original owner. (Private Home) was built in 1937 by Herb Dressler for Hans the Carson Valley Ice Company Jepsen. The early prefab house was ordered purchased the building to use as an 4. Nelson House from a Sears catalog. Jepsen served as ice distributorship. Lawrence Jacobsen renamed the company Jacobsen (1611 Esmeralda Avenue): The Douglas County Clerk from 1927 to 1954. Distributing Company after buying out his partner in the company in house was built in 1919 for William (Private Home) 1952. The fi rst of several remodels was made in 1982 to convert the Nelson, co-owner of the Wood-Nelson 32. W. H. Bridges House facility to a unique restaurant, the Atrium. The building now houses Store (later Nelson’s Hardware). Saletti’s Restaurant. (Open to Public) The residence boasted Minden’s fi rst (1628 Mono Avenue): Built in 1919 for W. electric cook stove, brought to town by H. Bridges, second manager of the Farmer’s 43. Minden Wool Warehouse the V&T Railroad. (Private Home) Bank of Carson Valley, the house has (1615 US Highway 395 North): been occupied by State Senator Lawrence The Ward brothers constructed 5. C. O. Dangberg House Classic car shows are popular at street Jacobsen and his wife Betty since 1951. this building in 1916 for a group (1609 Esmeralda Avenue): Built in celebrations in downtown Minden. of stockholders to use for housing 1910 for Clarence Oliver Dangberg This blue beauty is on display opposite wool from the Carson and Antelope by Davies Brothers Construction, this the historic C.V.I.C. Hall (built in 1912). 33. Lisle McInnis House valleys. Wool was stored in the upper cement block-style house was one of a (1632 Mono Avenue): This home was built level and potatoes, below. Carson Valley farmers and ranchers stored kind in Minden. After selling his share in 1919 for Dr. F. H. Baker, a veterinarian their products in the warehouse and then shipped them from Minden of the family ranch to his brothers, who lived in the house for only a short by either wagon or rail. The building was leased to the Minden Flour Dangberg had the house built and time before moving to Gardnerville. Lisle Company in 1925 and a local creamery in 1956. The Dangberg Land in 1911 began construction of the C. O. D. Garage. He was a charter McInnis, one of the fi rst insurance and real and Livestock Company moved its offi ces to the site in 1964. In 1970 member of the Minden Rotary Club, organized in 1926. (Private Home) estate agents in Minden, then purchased Bently Nevada Corporation purchased the building and converted it 6. A. F. Neidt House (fi rst of two) it. He was also involved in developing the to offi ce space. Although the building has been extensively remodeled Minden Inn. (Private Home) inside, its exterior remains virtually unchanged. (Open to Public) (1605 Esmeralda Avenue): This house The trees lining the streets of historic Minden was built in 1909 by A. F. Neidt, a neighborhoods are ablaze with color in the fall. 34. Minden Grammar School 44. Minden Creamery cement contractor who also poured (1638 Mono Avenue): Minden’s fi rst school (1617 US Highway 395 North): most of the early sidewalks in Minden. building was built in 1908 and painted Built in 1908, the original Minden Annie Hickey Raycraft, who offered green. The Minden Grammar School, a Butter Manufacturing Company room and board to unmarried female 13. Farmer’s Bank of Carson Valley brick building that replaced “the little green building was made of wood. Cream schoolteachers, later owned the home. (Private Home) (second of two buildings) schoolhouse,” was constructed in 1918 for from the local farms was brought here 7. Carson Valley Improvement (1597 Esmeralda Avenue): The second $14,291. Minden children were educated in and placed in one of two 600-gallon Club (1602 Esmeralda Avenue): Farmer’s Bank was constructed in 1918 this building until 1980, when the school vats, then processed into butter. By 1915 the facility was producing Constructed for the newly organized and operated until 1968. The bank had was closed and converted to administrative offi ces for the Douglas County 3,000 pounds of butter daily. In 1916 a larger facility was built of brick Carson Valley Improvement Club, sound fi nancial resources for its size, and School District. (Open to Public) to accommodate the pasteurization process that was mandated by a the C.V.I.C. Hall was opened to the in 1933 Farmer’s Bank was among the fi rst new California law. The Minden creamery was the largest in Nevada. It public on Oct. 11, 1912. For nearly in the nation to reopen following a bank had a world market and shipped 124 cases of butter to China in 1915. nine decades, “The Hall” has served moratorium called by President Roosevelt. In 1969 Bently Nevada Corporation purchased the building to house a a variety of functions—from movie The building has been used in movies and as a forest fi re lookout station. portion of its manufacturing operations. (Open to Public) Today it houses offi ces. (Open to Public) theater to basketball court to house of 45. Minden Flour Milling worship. Live theater entertained audiences here, and it has been the 14. Minden Dry Goods Company (1609 US Highway 395 meeting place for the Minden Fortnightly Club as well as many local (1595 Esmeralda Avenue): Opened in 1910 North): Completed in 1908, the new government and political events. The Hall has been the setting for by Chris Christoffersen, the store was the mill was owened and operated by weddings and funerals and it has been a polling place, a morgue, and a fi rst of its kind in Minden. Besides dry goods 19. Minden Blacksmith Shop farmers in Carson Valley. Initially it movie set. More recently, the Carson Valley Pops Orchestra has graced they sold clothing, shoes, and cameras. Later, (1578 US Highway 395 North): C. E. Cole could process 100 barrels of fl our daily the hall with music concerts. (Open to public during Town of Minden Lin Blondin and Ken Watson operated the constructed a blacksmith shop on this site in from the local grain. Its four silos held offi ce hours) store. In time it became known as Town and 1909, next to the town livery stable. Some early 65,000 bushels of grain.
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