Nevada City Downtown Historic District

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. 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.^[2]

Nevada City Downtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Broad Street through the district in 2012
Location of district in California
Location	Nevada City, California
Area	16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built	1856–1917, 1937
Architect	Multiple
NRHP reference No.	85002520[1]
Added to NRHP	September 23, 1985

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:^[2]

National Register of Historic Places contributing properties

Listed Name Alternate Name Image Address Type Style Architect Year Built Additional Information National Hotel National Exchange Hotel, Bicknell Block 211 Broad St. Hospitality Brick masonry 1856 CHL #899, NRHP #73000416 Alpha Hardware 210 Broad St. Commercial 1917 Dickerman's Drugs 219 Broad St. Commercial Vernacular 1856 Citizen's Pizza (Citizen's Bank Building) 221 Broad St. Commercial Classical pre-1859 I.O.O.F. Hall 225 Broad St. Fraternal hall William Bettis 1873 Lowell's Jewelry 3rd left: 218 Broad 2nd left: 220 Broad Far left: 222 Broad 218 Broad St. Commercial, residential[3] 1864 Family Barber Shop 220 Broad St. 1864 Mine Shaft 222 Broad St. 1864 M'Lady's 3rd right: 227 Broad 2nd right: 231 Broad Far right: 233 Broad 227 Broad St. 1868 Fur Trader #2 231 Broad St. Italian Renaissance Revival, Victorian 1865 Eddy's (Schrieber's Corner) Flagg Building[4] 233 Broad St. Hospitality Italian Renaissance Revival 1856 Kidd, Knox Building Brown and Morgan Block, Durbrow Building, Freeman Building, Baker-Tintle Building[5] 228 – 236 Broad St. Office, commercial[5] Brick masonry 1856 Union Building Independent Building[6] 301 Broad St. Mr. Burlington (1854), C. E. Wilson (1904) 1854, 1904 Hartung Building 306 Broad St. 1864 These addresses are listed separately even though they are the same building 308 and 308 ½ Broad St. Prospector's Furniture Far left: 303 Broad Left: 305 Broad Center: 307 Broad Right: 309 Broad 303 Broad St. 1856 Novaks 305 Broad St. pre-1869 Apple Faire 307 Broad St. Office[3] 1895 Cirino's 309 Broad St. c. 1890 Utopian Stone Right: 310 Broad Left: 312 Broad 310 – 310 ½ Broad St. Commercial, office Victorian remodel c. 1900 1863 Merril's Real Estate 312 – 312 ½ Broad St. Oscar Brown 1913 Antique Emporium Left: 313 Broad Right: 315 Broad 313 Broad St. c. 1879 McGee's 315 Broad St. Food service, residential c. 1880 City Hall 317 Broad St. Government Art Moderne George C. Sellon 1937 Posh–Nosh Nugget Building[3] left bldg. 318 Broad St. c. 1881 Selay's 320 Broad St. Vernacular c. 1880 New York Hotel 408 Broad St. Hospitality George M. Hughes (contractor) 1880 Nevada Theater The Cedar Theatre[7] 401 Broad St. Theater George Pierce (builder) 1865 CHL #863, NRHP #73000417[7] Darlene Crovley Residence Right: 414 Broad Center: 416 Broad Left: 418 Broad 414 Broad St. Residential 1880 Nevada City Engineering Co. 416 Broad St. L. N. Nihell 1881 Antiques/American Art 418 Broad St. Commercial, residential L. N. Nihell 1881 Pennsylvania Engine Co. No. 2 Nevada City Firehouse No. 2[8] 420 Broad St. Fire station Classical Revival[8] Kent and Mackay 1861 NRHP #74000544[8] Love Your Feet 228 Commercial St. pre-1885 Chief Crazy Horse 230 Commercial St. c. 1863 Sitting Bull Leather 232 Commercial St. Commercial, residential[3] c. 1863 Gray Goose 234 – 234 ½ Commercial St. c. 1863 Transcript Building 244 Commercial St. c. 1862 Osborn and Woods 244 Commercial St. c. 1863 Royal Gardens 300 Commercial St. 1861 Vacant Building Far left: 309 Comm. 2nd left: 311 Comm. 2nd right: 313 Comm. Far right: 315 Comm. 309 Commercial St. 1890s Vacant Building 311 Commercial St. 1881 Vacant Building 313 Commercial St. 1881 Vacant Building 315 Commercial St. 1880 The Gallery Old Chinese Laundry[3] Right: 312 Comm. Left: 316 Comm. 312 Commercial St. Commercial, residential 1884 Sierra Mountain Coffees 316 Commercial St. 1896 Victorian Christmas (Ott Assay Office) Right: 30 Main Left: 132 Main 30 Main St. Commercial 1855 County Historical Registered Landmark #1 Chamber of Commerce (South Yuba Canal Building) Potter Building[9] 132 Main St. Commercial then office[10] 1855 CHL #832[11] Westamerica Bank Far right bldg. 206 – 208 Main St. Commercial, residential c. 1864 Shaw's Antiques 210 Main St. pre-1870 Firehouse Museum Nevada City Firehouse No. 1[12] Right: 214 Main Left: 216 Main 214 Main St. Fire station Eastlake movement 1861 Antiques 216 Main St. Commercial c. 1861 Michael's Garden Restaurant Right: 216 Main Center: 220 Main 216 Main St. Food service Victorian 1870/1890 Mackay's Reality, et al 220 Main St. Residential then hospitality then office pre-1880 Berliner Office Building 224 Main St. Residential then commercial then office 1890s Hatfield Offices 230 Main St. Office, residential c. 1870 First Baptist Church Old Brick Gothic Building[13] 300 Main St. Religious Gothic 1857 Waggoner House 308 Main St. Residential 1874 Nevada City Baptist Church Powell House[14] 203 S. Pine St. Religious then residential[14] 1860 Mama Sue's Restaurant 108 S. Pine St. Food Service c. 1900 Elk's Club 109 ½ N. Pine St. J. H. Rogers c. 1900 Masonic Hall 108 ½ N. Pine St. Brown and Palmer 1864/1900 John L. Larue Building 205 – 207 N. Pine St. Residential 1881 Nevada City Public Library Carnegie Library,[15] Doris Foley Library[16] 231 N. Pine St. Library Romanesque[15] William H. Weeks[15] 1904[2] or 1907[15] NRHP #90001809[15] Spring Street Cafe 315 Spring St. Food service 1884 Heidelberger's Law Office 317 Spring St. Office 1884 Vacant Residence 320 Spring St. Residential 1885 American Victorian Museum Miner's Foundry 325 Spring St. Industrial 1859–1900 CHL #1012[11] Searls Historical Library Searls Law Office[17] 214 Church St. Office 1872 Nevada County Courthouse Courthouse Square Government Art Moderne George C. Sellon 1937 St. Canice's Catholic Church 317 Washington St. Religious Gothic 1864

Additional buildings

The city of Nevada City, when they designated their own historic district in 1968, included buildings not listed by the NRHP.^[3] Even more buildings were listed by Nevada County in 1975.^[17] These buildings include:

Additional properties recognized by Nevada City and County

Listed Name Alternate Name Image Address Type Style Architect Year Built Additional Information Methodist Church 433 Broad St. Religious Trinity Episcopal Church 226 Nevada St. Religious 1873[18] Emil Ott House Residential 1890s E. E. Berggron House Residential Englebright House Residential Between 1856 and 1860 CPHI #P326[19] Searls House Residential Rector House 316 Nevada St. Residential Victorian 1888 Nafziger House Residential Martin Luther Marsh House 254 Boulder St. Residential Georgian[20] 1873 CPHI #P241[19] NRHP #73000415[20] Red Castle 109 Prospect St. Residential Carpenter Gothic 1862 CPHI #P191[19] William Morris Stewart House 416 Zion St. Residential 1855 CPHI #P272[19] Aaron A. Sargent House 449 Broad St. Residential Italianate[21] prior to 1856[21] CPHI #P305[19] NRHP #80000825[21] Aaron Baruh House 516 Main St. Residential 1852 CPHI #P382[19] Mr and Mrs W. Lon Cooper Residence Residential pre-1855, possible 1853 Plaza Grocery 101 Broad St. Commercial 1882 CPHI #P325[19]

Additional sites

Additional sites mentioned by the city, county, or NRHP include:^[2][3][17]

• Calanan Park, 210 Broad St.
• Pioneer Cemetery, West Broad St.
• Medicine Rock, East Broad St.
• Ghidotti Gold Collection