Mizpah Hotel

In 1907-08, to celebrate Tonopah’s new found prosperity, Geo. Wingfield, Geo. Nixon, Bob Govan and the Brougher Brothers collaborated to erect “The Best Hotel in Nevada.” 1931 saw legalized gambling returned and a small casino was opened. 1956 new owners, the Shorts, spent 50,000.00 dollars on a newly enlarged casino and cocktail lounge. In 1976, Frank Scott, Pres. of the Scott Corp. of Las Vegas, purchased the property. Not long after, renovation was started as a “Labor of Love”, February 1980 a grand reopening was held with Gov. Robert List officiating at the ribbone cutting.

An Elegant Retreat into Nevada’s Past

Dedicated August 23, 5985 by the Snow-Shoe Thomson Chapter No 1827 E Clampus Vitus