Stokes Castle

Stokes Castle (HM9DE)

Location: Austin, NV 89310 Lander County
Buy Nevada State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 39° 29.6', W 117° 4.8'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 587 views
Inscription
Started in the fall of 1896 and completed in June, 1897, by Ansom Phelps Stokes, mine developer, railroad magnate and member of a prominent eastern family, as a summer home for his sons, principally J.G. Phelps. After the castle (or the tower, as the Stokes family always referred to it) was completed, it was used by the family for one brief period in June and July, 1897. Since then, with one possible exception, the structure has remained unoccupied.

Stokes Castle is made of native granite, hewn and put in place by the ancestors of people still living in Austin. The huge stones were raised with a hand winch and held in position by rock wedging and clay mortar. The architectural model for the castle was a medieval tower Anson Stokes had seen and admired on an Italian campagna, near Rome. It originally had three floors, each with a fireplace, plate glass view windows, balconies on the second and third floors, and a battlemented terrace on the roof. It had plumbing very adequate for the times and was sumptuously furnished.

The structure stands as an abiding monument to the men who built it and to those who helped develop the mines of Austin.

State Historical Marker No. 59
Nevada State Park System
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Details
HM NumberHM9DE
Tags
Marker Number59
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 11:43am PDT -07:00
Pictures
Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 493121 N 4371527
Decimal Degrees39.49333333, -117.08000000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 29.6', W 117° 4.8'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 29' 36.00" N, 117° 4' 48.00" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 615 Forest Rd 43241, Austin NV 89310, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Nearby Markersshow on map
Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. What year was the marker erected?
  8. Who or what organization placed the marker?
  9. This marker needs at least one picture.
  10. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  11. Is the marker in the median?