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LDS Moapa Stake Office Building, also known as the Virmoa Maternity Hospital, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Overton, Nevada. It was built between 1917 and 1919 to serve the community of Moapa Valley as a local office, classroom and records repository for the LDS Church. In 1939, the local stake decided to relocate its offices to Las Vegas as travel between the communities became easier. The building then sat vacant until 1941, when Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital converted into the Virmoa Maternity Hospital. The name “Virmoa” comes from blending the two words “Virgin” and “Moapa.” In the 1960s the maternity hospital was converted into an emergency room and operated for a decade more, until closing again and finally being purchased by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. The organization used the building as a meeting hall and museum.

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