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Mackay Mansion

Mackay Mansion

Mackay Mansion Overview

Once owned by John Mackay, the richest man the Comstock ever produced, this elegant mansion was built in the 1860s. It served as the office for the Gould & Curry Mining Company and
the headquarters for Mackay, Fair, Flood, and O’Brian – “Silver Kings” of the Comstock.

Category

  • Architecture
  • Mining

Marker Type

Small blue marker

Nevada Historical Marker Number

Mackay Mansion is Nevada Historical Marker #132.

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County

Storey County, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

39.306649, -119.650202

Nevada Historical Marker Transcription

Once owned by John Mackay, this elegant mansion also served as the office for the Gould & Curry Mining Company.  Mackay, an Irish-born immigrant, was the richest man the Comstock ever produced.  Built in the 1860s, when George Heart played an important role in the company, this building became the headquarters for Mackay, Fair, Flood, and O’Brian — “Silver Kings” of the Comstock.

STATE HISTORIC MARKER NO. 132

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE

NEVADA LANDMARKS SOCIETY

References Used

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