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The Nevada City Downtown Historic District is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) 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. It dates from 1917, with examples of Moderne and Italianate architecture. The period of significance is 1856–1917.
Nevada City (originally, Ustumah, a Nisenan village; [6] later, Nevada, Deer Creek Dry Diggins, and Caldwell's Upper Store) [7] is the county seat of Nevada County, California, United States, 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Sacramento, 84 miles (135 km) southwest of Reno and 147 miles (237 km) northeast of San Francisco. The population was 3,152 ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.
74000544 [1] Added to NRHP. May 3, 1974. Nevada City Firehouse No. 2 is a historic firehouse located at 420 Broad Street in Nevada City, California. Built in 1860–61, the firehouse was the first built in Nevada City. At the time, Nevada City had two factions competing for public funds for a firehouse: the Broad Street fire company and a group ...
Printable version; Page information; Get shortened URL ... English: This is a locator map showing Nevada County in California. ... Nevada City, California; Nevada ...
The museum offers a collection of railroad artifacts, photographs, and documents related to the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, the 3 ft ( 914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that operated in Nevada and Placer Counties from 1876 until 1942. Exhibits include Engine 5, which appeared in many movies, and various pieces of restored rolling stock.
Discovery of Gold at Gold Hill. Jenkins St. & Hocking Ave. 39°12′47″N 121°04′09″W. / 39.213056°N 121.069167°W / 39.213056; -121.069167 ( Discovery of Gold at Gold Hill) Grass Valley. Donner Monument. 134. Donner Monument. Donner Memorial State Park.
The city was founded as “Nevada” by European immigrants in 1849, during the California Gold Rush. In 1850–51, it was the most important mining town in the state. In 1864, the word “City” was added to the name to relieve confusion with the nearby state of Nevada.