Nevada City Downtown Historic District

The Nevada City Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Nevada City within the U.S. state of California. Located in Nevada County, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The period of significance is 1856–1917. The historic district covers the downtown section roughly bounded by Spring, Bridge, Commercial, York, Washington, Coyote, and Main Streets. It includes 70 contributing buildings, several of which have been separately listed on the National Register and as California Historical Landmarks. and

NRHP contributing properties The following buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places as contributing properties in the Nevada City Downtown Historic District:

Listed NameAlternate NameImageAddressTypeStyleArchitectYear builtAdditional information National Hotel National Exchange Hotel, Bicknell Block211 Broad St.HospitalityBrick masonry1856CHL No. 899,NRHP No. 73000416 Alpha Hardware 210 Broad St.Commercial1917 Dickerman's Drugs 219 Broad St.CommercialVernacular1856 Citizen's Pizza (Citizen's Bank Building) 221 Broad St.CommercialClassicalpre-1859 I.O.O.F. Hall 225 Broad St.Fraternal hallWilliam Bettis1873 Lowell's Jewelry Right: 218 BroadCenter: 220 BroadLeft: 222 Broad218 Broad St.Commercial, residential1864 Family Barber Shop 220 Broad St.1864 Mine Shaft 222 Broad St.1864 M'Lady's Far left: 227 BroadLeft: 231 BroadCenter/right: 233 Broad227 Broad St.1868 Fur Trader No. 2 231 Broad St.Italian Renaissance Revival, Victorian1865 Eddy's (Schrieber's Corner) Flagg Building233 Broad St.HospitalityItalian Renaissance Revival1856 Kidd, Knox Building Brown and Morgan Block, Durbrow Building, Freeman Building, Baker-Tintle Building228 – 236 Broad St.Office, commercialBrick masonry1856 Union Building Independent Building301 Broad St.Mr. Burlington (1854),C. E. Wilson (1904)1854, 1904Hartung Building306 Broad St.1864These addresses are listed separately even though they are the same building308 and 308 ½ Broad St. Prospector's Furniture Far left: 303 BroadLeft: 305 BroadRight: 307 Broad Far right: 309 Broad303 Broad St.1856 Novaks 305 Broad St.pre-1869 Apple Faire 307 Broad St.Office1895 Cirino's 309 Broad St. Utopian Stone Right: 310 BroadLeft: 312 Broad310 – 310 ½ Broad St.Commercial, officeVictorian remodel 1863 Merril's Real Estate 312 – 312 ½ Broad St.Oscar Brown1913 Antique Emporium Left: 313 BroadRight: 315 Broad313 Broad St. McGee's 315 Broad St.Food service, residential City Hall 317 Broad St.GovernmentArt ModerneGeorge C. Sellon1937 Posh–Nosh Nugget Building318 Broad St. Selay's 320 Broad St.Vernacular New York Hotel 408 Broad St.HospitalityGeorge M. Hughes (contractor)1880 Nevada Theater The Cedar Theatre401 Broad St.TheaterGeorge Pierce (builder)1865CHL No. 863,NRHP No. 73000417 Darlene Crovley Residence Right: 414 BroadCenter: 416 BroadLeft: 418 Broad414 Broad St.Residential1880 Nevada City Engineering Co. 416 Broad St.L. N. Nihell1881Antiques/American Art 418 Broad St.Commercial, residentialL. N. Nihell1881Pennsylvania Engine Co. No. 2Nevada City Firehouse No. 2 .420 Broad St.Fire stationClassical RevivalKent and Mackay1861NRHP No. 74000544Love Your Feet 228 Commercial St.pre-1885Chief Crazy Horse 230 Commercial St.Sitting Bull Leather 232 Commercial St.Commercial, residentialGray Goose 234 – 234 ½ Commercial St.Transcript Building 244 Commercial St.Osborn and Woods 244 Commercial St.Royal Gardens 300 Commercial St.1861Vacant Building Far left: 309 Comm.2nd left: 311 Comm.2nd right: 313 Comm.Far right: 315 Comm.309 Commercial St.1890sVacant Building 311 Commercial St.1881Vacant Building 313 Commercial St.1881Vacant Building 315 Commercial St.1880The GalleryOld Chinese LaundryRight: 312 Comm.Left: 316 Comm.312 Commercial St.Commercial, residential1884Sierra Mountain Coffees 316 Commercial St.1896Victorian Christmas (Ott Assay Office) Right: 30 MainLeft: 132 Main30 Main St.Commercial1855County Historical Registered Landmark No. 1Chamber of Commerce (South Yuba Canal Building) Potter Building132 Main St.Commercial then office1855CHL No. 832Westamerica Bank 206 – 208 Main St.Commercial, residentialShaw's Antiques 210 Main St.pre-1870Firehouse MuseumNevada City Firehouse No. 1Right: 214 MainLeft: 216 Main214 Main St.Fire stationEastlake movement1861Antiques 216 Main St.CommercialMichael's Garden Restaurant Right: 216 MainLeft: 220 Main216 Main St.Food serviceVictorian1870/1890Mackay's Reality, et al.220 Main St.Residential then hospitality then office pre-1880Berliner Office Building224 Main St.Residential then commercial then office 1890sHatfield Offices230 Main St.Office, residentialFirst Baptist ChurchOld Brick Gothic Building300 Main St.Religious Gothic1857Waggoner House308 Main St.Residential 1874Nevada City Baptist ChurchPowell House203 S. Pine St.Religious then residential1860Mama Sue's Restaurant108 S. Pine St.Food Service Elk's Club109 ½ N. Pine St.J. H. RogersMasonic Hall108 ½ N. Pine St.Brown and Palmer1864/1900John L. Larue Building205 – 207 N. Pine St.Residential1881Nevada City Public LibraryCarnegie Library, Doris Foley Library231 N. Pine St.LibraryRomanesqueWilliam H. Weeks1904 or 1907NRHP No. 90001809Spring Street Cafe315 Spring St.Food service1884Heidelberger's Law Office317 Spring St.Office1884Vacant Residence320 Spring St.Residential1885American Victorian MuseumMiner's Foundry325 Spring St.Industrial1859–1900CHL No. 1012Searls Historical LibrarySearls Law Office214 Church St.Office1872Nevada County CourthouseCourthouse SquareGovernmentArt ModerneGeorge C. Sellon1937St. Canice's Catholic Church317 Washington St.ReligiousGothic1864

Additional buildings The city of Nevada City, when they designated their own historic district in 1968, included buildings not listed by the NRHP. Even more buildings were listed by Nevada County in 1975. These buildings include:

Listed NameAlternate NameImageAddressTypeStyleArchitectYear builtAdditional information Methodist Church 433 Broad St.Religious Trinity Episcopal Church 226 Nevada St.Religious 1873 Emil Ott House Residential 1890s E. E. Berggron House Residential Englebright House ResidentialBetween 1856 and 1860CPHI No. P326 Searls House Residential Rector House 316 Nevada St.ResidentialVictorian 1888 Nafziger House Residential Martin Luther Marsh House 254 Boulder St.ResidentialGeorgian 1873 CPHI No. P241NRHP No. 73000415 Red Castle 109 Prospect St.ResidentialCarpenter Gothic 1862CPHI No. P191 William Morris Stewart House 416 Zion St.Residential1855CPHI No. P272 Aaron A. Sargent House 449 Broad St.ResidentialItalianateprior to 1856CPHI No. P305NRHP No. 80000825 Aaron Baruh House 516 Main St.Residential1852CPHI No. P382 Mr and Mrs W. Lon Cooper Residence Residentialpre-1855, possible 1853 Plaza Grocery 101 Broad St.Commercial1882CPHI No. P325

Additional sites Additional sites mentioned by the city, county, or NRHP include: Calanan Park, 210 Broad St. Pioneer Cemetery, West Broad St. Medicine Rock, East Broad St. Ghidotti Gold Collection

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