While working on a self guided mural walking tour, one item that I want to incorporate is to highlight something about the building they adorn. On the west facing side of the building is the ranching mural.
In 1914, O.M.Doyle constructed a two-story brick building on the southeast corner of Main and Roop Streets, to be known as the Del Mar. It was designed by well known Nevada architect F.J. Delongchamps. It should be noted Delongchamps had previously designed the Lassen County Jail in 1911 and at the same time of the Del Mar Building he also designed the St. Francis Hotel and the Star Hotel. There were several commercial buildings constructed that year, all which had basements. The problem arose what do with all this dirt. Some clever person, we may never know the identity, came with an interesting solution. The area where Piute Creek crossed Main Street was very low, and prone to flooding in the winter. The dirt from the excavated basements used to fill in some of that area.