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Virginia City was the first silver rush town, and the first to intensely apply large-scale industrial mining methods. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] After a year in existence, the boomtown had 42 saloons, 42 stores, 6 restaurants, 3 hotels, and 868 dwellings to house a town residency of 2,345.
Name on the Register Image Date listed [4] Location City or town Description 1: Chollar Mansion: Chollar Mansion: August 5, 1993 : 565 S. D St. Virginia City: 2: Derby Diversion Dam: Derby Diversion Dam
Nevada's counties. This is a list of properties and historic districts in Nevada that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There is at least one listing in each of Nevada's 16 counties and one independent city.
Pages in category "Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Also in Virginia City is the Silver Queen Hotel and Wedding Chapel, [40] which is famous for its picture of a woman whose dress is made entirely of silver dollars. The hotel was built in 1876 and includes a saloon. Virginia City was declared a National Historic Landmark district in 1961, and has been carefully preserved to retain its historic ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Storey County, Nevada" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Chollar Mansion was designed by N. J. Coleman for William "Billy" Chollar, and was built when Virginia City was the Comstock Lode mining boom town in the 1860s. It was moved about .25 miles (0.40 km) in 1870 due to mining needs. [2] In 1993, the NRHP registration noted that the house had been turned into a bed and breakfast inn. [2]
Museums in Virginia City, Nevada (4 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Virginia City, Nevada" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.