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	Maine Street Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Location	Downtown along Maine & Center Sts. & Williams Ave., Fallon, Nevada
Coordinates	39°28′23″N 118°46′38″W / 39.47306°N 118.77722°W
NRHP reference No.	100004098
Added to NRHP	June 27, 2019

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The Maine Street Historic District in is a commercial area located in Fallon, Nevada. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.^[1]

History

Foundation

The area was first populated in the 1900s, when a ranch was founded by James W. Richards. Richards' ranch was purchased by state senator Warren W. Williams, who named the surrounding streets "Maine", named after his home state, Maine. He platted the land and introduced more buildings. A 1906 report noted that at that year, the center included a lively collection of general stores, saloons, hotels, restaurants, and drug stores, as well as a butcher, confectionary, bakery, bank, saddle shop, and furniture store.^[2]

Earthquake

In 1954, a severe earthquake struck the area, which led to modernization. This happened because all the buildings in the district were destroyed, so people rebuilt them into a more contemporary style.^[3] Typical modernization efforts included installing slipcovers over the existing façade, replacing existing wood windows, and adding awnings over entrances. These projects utilized contemporary materials, including aluminum siding, steel window frames, plate glass, asbestos tiles, and concrete brick.^[2]

Examples of buildings that were modernized after their destruction:^[2]

Woodliff Block (116-126 S. Maine) had it's shaped parapet replaced with concrete blocks
The Fallon Arcade and Churchill County Bank Building (131-143 S. Maine) had it's castellated parapet removed.

References

^ ^a ^b "Weekly listings 20190628". June 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Campana, ZoAnn (9 December 2015). "Downtown Fallon Commercial Corridor Architectural Survey Report" (PDF). Nevada State Historic District.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Transforming Character", The Character of the Manager, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-1-137-30406-3, retrieved 2020-11-17

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[weekly-1] "Weekly listings 20190628". June 28, 2019.

[:0-2] Campana, ZoAnn (9 December 2015). "Downtown Fallon Commercial Corridor Architectural Survey Report" (PDF). Nevada State Historic District.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Transforming Character", The Character of the Manager, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-1-137-30406-3, retrieved 2020-11-17

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-The '''Maine Street Historic District''' in [[Fallon, Nevada]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2019.<ref name=weekly/>
+The '''Maine Street Historic District''' in is a [[commercial area]] located in [[Fallon, Nevada]]. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2019.<ref name=weekly/>
+== History ==
-Fallon's downtown commercial area was surveyed in 2015.<ref name=campana>{{cite web|url=http://shpo.nv.gov/uploads/documents/21259_-_Downtown_Fallon_Commercial_Corridor,_NVSHPO,_2015.pdf |title=Downtown Fallon Commercial Corridor Architectural Survey Report |author= ZoAnn Campana |date=December 9, 2015 |publisher=Nevada State Historic Preservation Office|accessdate=July 14, 2019}}</ref>
+=== Foundation ===
+The area was first populated in the 1900s, when a ranch was founded by James W. Richards. Richards' ranch was purchased by state senator [[Warren W. Williams]], who named the surrounding streets "Maine", named after his home state, [[Maine]]. He platted the land and introduced more buildings. A 1906 report noted that at that year, the center included a lively collection of general stores, saloons, hotels, restaurants, and drug stores, as well as a butcher, confectionary, bakery, bank, saddle shop, and furniture store.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Campana|first=ZoAnn|date=9 December 2015|title=Downtown Fallon Commercial Corridor Architectural Survey Report|url=http://shpo.nv.gov/uploads/documents/21259_-_Downtown_Fallon_Commercial_Corridor,_NVSHPO,_2015.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Nevada State Historic District]]}}</ref>
+=== Earthquake ===
+In 1954, a severe [[earthquake]] struck the area, which led to [[modernization]]. This happened because all the buildings in the district were destroyed, so people rebuilt them into a more [[Contemporary architecture|contemporary style]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Transforming Character|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137304063.0015|work=The Character of the Manager|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1-137-30406-3|access-date=2020-11-17}}</ref> Typical modernization efforts included installing slipcovers over the existing façade, replacing existing wood windows, and adding awnings over entrances. These projects utilized contemporary materials, including aluminum siding, steel window frames, plate glass, asbestos tiles, and concrete brick.<ref name=":0" />
+Examples of buildings that were modernized after their destruction:<ref name=":0" />
+* Woodliff Block (116-126 S. Maine) had it's shaped [[parapet]] replaced with concrete blocks
+* The Fallon Arcade and Churchill County Bank Building (131-143 S. Maine) had it's castellated parapet removed.
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+{{USGovernment|agency=Nevada State Historic Preservation Office|article=Downtown Fallon Commercial Corridor Architectural Survey Report|sourceURL=http://shpo.nv.gov/uploads/documents/21259_-_Downtown_Fallon_Commercial_Corridor,_NVSHPO,_2015.pdf|author=ZoAnn Campana|accessdate=9 December 2015}}
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