Goldfield Historic District
Goldfield Historic District | |
Nevada Historical Marker No. 14
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Location | Roughly bounded by 5th Street and Miner, Spring, Crystal and Elliott Avenues, Goldfield, Nevada |
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Coordinates | 37°42′31″N 117°14′3″W / 37.70861°N 117.23417°W |
Area | 200 acres (81 ha) |
Built | 1902 et seq |
Architect | various |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, Georgian Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 82003213 |
MARKER No. | 14 |
Added to NRHP | June 14, 1982 |
Goldfield Historic District is a historic district located in the center of Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States.
Description
The district encompasses 200 acres (81 ha) of the unincorporated community of Goldfield and is roughly bounded by 5th Street and Miner, Spring, Crystal and Elliott avenues. The district contains nearly 120 buildings, most dating from the time of Goldfield's initial boom, 1904 to 1909. Goldfield became a regional and national center of attention during Nevada's twentieth century mining boom, comparable to the Great Comstock era in the previous century.[2]
On June 14, 1982 the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Contributing properties
Contributing properties in the district include:
- Goldfield High School[3]
- Goldfield Hotel
- Esmeralda County Courthouse
- Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephone-Telegraph Company Building
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b James Woodward; James Garrison; Cindy Myers; Lynn Drobbin (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Goldfield Historic District and Goldfield Historic Property Survey" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-11.Photos
- ^ "Goldfield High School". Preserve Nevada. Archived from the original on 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
External links
Media related to Goldfield Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
- Goldfield, Nevada
- History of Esmeralda County, Nevada
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
- Buildings and structures in Esmeralda County, Nevada
- Geography of Esmeralda County, Nevada
- Nevada State Register of Historic Places
- National Register of Historic Places in Esmeralda County, Nevada
- Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
- Nevada Registered Historic Place stubs
- Nevada building and structure stubs