Thursday Doors- Eureka!

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Several weeks ago a girlfriend of mine sent me a photo of a building in Eureka, NV via a text message. She said, “Here’s a door picture for you! ❤️ Eureka, NV.

I asked her if I could share it with you all and she said, “Yes. I knew you’d like those.”

It has 4 doors!

Foley-Rickard-Johnson Building (1879)

She said she did the walking tour and this building is number 35 on the tour. She sent the passage about the history of this site/building too.

Photos by Jarlath

I hadn’t heard of Eureka, NV prior to her sending me these images so, I looked it up. Travel Nevada says, ” Eureka, Nevada bills itself as the Friendliest Town on the Loneliest Road in America. This charming little town is one of the American West’s best-preserved mining communities, thanks to dozens of beautifully intact historic buildings to admire and plenty of hands-on history to explore, along with modern comforts, tasty food, and drink, and endless outdoor adventure a stone’s throw away.”

“In 1864 several prospectors made their way east from booming Austin in search of less crowded diggin’s, which they found—at least for a brief moment. Eventually, their “eureka” moment arrived in the form of a silver strike that would become the state’s largest, second only to the unrivaled Comstock Lode in Virginia City. 

Unlike thousands of Western boomtowns that quickly went bust, Eureka continued to prosper, thanks to its proximity to troves of silver, lead, zinc, and (still today) gold. At its height, Eureka could churn out 700 tons of ore in a single day, a feat that secured status as the seat of the richest county in the Silver State.”

https://travelnevada.com/cities/eureka/

There’s more information and some photos at the link. I think it would be a neat place to explore.

Thank you so much, Jarlath for the images and introduction to Eureka, NV and its doors!

Friends who send door pics are the best aren’t they.

This post is part of the weekly challenge Thursday Doors hosted by Dan Antion over at https://nofacilities.com/2025/09/04/osv-cow-parade/

Head on over there to see more doors from around the world or join the craze and add a door or two of your own. 😊

more to come…

38 thoughts on “Thursday Doors- Eureka!”

  3. You have wondeful friends who send you door photos, Deborah! That building was standing for more than 100 years before earthquake hit.

    Eureka has interesting history and it’s amazing that it still produces gold. We used to go to Reno and visit Virginia City. The mining was long gone.

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    1. Thank you, Miriam! I do have wonderful friends. We go to VC several times a year. It’s a neat place, but we haven’t done the mine tour. It’s on our list to do, but they only take cash and we’re usually cash pour opting for our plastic convenience card instead. 😊

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  15. I once drove the entire length of that road, and remember stopping in Ely, but it was a time when I didn’t own a camera and had only a general appreciation for that magnificent landscape. It was a very lonely road in those days, but I’d love to drive it again despite the greater amount of traffic: especially for sights like these doors.

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