Hearst/Mackay Mansion

Built as the home and office of the superintendent of the famed Gould and Curry Mine, the building is one of the oldest substantial structures on the Comstock. The structure became associated with bonanza king John Mackay after he won control of the Gould and Curry Mine. Like the Chollar Mansion, this house has a hipped roof; a wraparound veranda with segmental arches, attenuated columns, and ornate jigsaw trim; and a cornice with dentils. The mansion is one of the few remaining original structures in the city to have survived both major fires. Mackay Mansion has many features of a colonial including a wraparound veranda, hipped roof and central fireplace. Victorian flourishes are present throughout in the ornate trim and cornice with dentils.