Hazen Store

The Hazen Store is a small complex of buildings in Hazen, Nevada, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The store provided a stopping point in a remote portion of U.S. Route 50 and served as a focal point in the small town of Hazen. The store was built in 1944 to replace an earlier store that was demolished to make way for a realignment of Route 50.[2]

Hazen Store
Location600 Reno Highway, Hazen, Nevada
Coordinates39°34′0″N 119°2′35″W
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1944 (1944)
Architectural styleUtilitaran commercial
NRHP reference No.01001547[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 2002

The property comprises the main store, a garage, and a bunkhouse formerly used by the Southern Pacific Railroad. The central portion of the structure dates to about 1904, operating at a different location as a saloon called Shorty's Bar until it was relocated in 1944.[2]

The Hazen Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 2002, as an illustration of a commercial property on the Reno Highway.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Harmon, Mella Rothwell (August 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: The Hazen Store". National Park Service. Retrieved 14 June 2013.


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