Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall, Heritage hotel in downtown Ely, Nevada, United States.
Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall is a six-story tan brick building at 501 Aultman Street in Ely, Nevada, opened in 1929 with 100 rooms. Its flat-roofed facade has rows of rectangular windows and a taller arched-top window pair on the top floor. A vertical sign reads "HOTEL NEVADA" and "GAMBLING HALL", with panels below reading "NEVADA LANDMARK" and "SINCE 1929"; a mounted figure in jeans and a hat projects from the wall, and a yellow "NEVADA CLUB" sign sits above the entrance canopy.
Built in 1929, the structure stood as Nevada's tallest building until 1931 when taller ones were constructed. It opened during Prohibition, when alcohol and gambling were restricted across much of the United States.
The hotel's name and its vertical "HOTEL NEVADA" sign, with panels reading "NEVADA LANDMARK" and "SINCE 1929", mark the corner of Aultman and Fifth Street. A mounted figure in jeans and a hat projects from the tan brick facade, and a yellow "NEVADA CLUB" sign hangs above the entrance canopy.
The hotel stands at 501 Aultman Street, at the corner with Fifth Street in downtown Ely. Its entrance canopy and the vertical "HOTEL NEVADA" sign face Aultman Street, so drivers can spot the building from the road. Guest rooms occupy the upper floors above the casino and restaurant.
During construction, about four feet of cement was poured between each floor, making the Hotel Nevada the state's first fire-proof building. It was also the tallest building in Nevada until 1931, when the seven-story El Cortez Hotel opened in Reno.
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