Virginia City Historic District (Virginia City, Nevada)
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Virginia City Historic District
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| Location | Virginia City, Nevada, USA |
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| Built | 1859 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000458 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHLD | July 4, 1961 |
Coordinates: 39°18′37″N 119°38′58″W / 39.31028°N 119.64944°W
Virginia City Historic District is a National Historic Landmark encompassing the former mining villages of Virginia City and Gold Hill, both in Storey County, as well as Dayton and Silver City, both to the south in adjacent Lyon County, Nevada, United States. Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, it is one of only six in the state of Nevada.
Virginia City was the prototype for future frontier mining boom towns, with its industrialization and urbanization. It owed its success to the 1859 discovery of the . It is laid out in a grid pattern 1,500 feet below the top of Mount Davidson. Most of the buildings are two to three story brick buildings, with the first floors used for saloons and shops. It was the first silver rush town, and the first to intensely apply large-industrial mining methods.
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. At its height in 1863, the town had 15,000 residents. From its creation in 1859 to 1875, there were five widespread fires. The 1875 fire, dubbed the Great Fire of 1875, caused $12,000,000 in damages.
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