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July 4, 1961 [ 2] Virginia City Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District 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, the district ...
The ultimate Marlette Lake Water System, completed in 1887, involved a pipeline that was 21.5 miles long. It also involved a 45.7 mile long flume, an inclined tunnel 3,994 feet long, and storage reservoir with a capacity of over 6,200 acre feet. This water system could deliver around 6 million gallons of water per day (GPD).
50 S. I St., Virginia City, Nevada. / 39.30806°N 119.64944°W / 39.30806; -119.64944. The McCarthy House in Virginia City, Nevada was built in 1875 before the Virginia City's Great Fire of October 26, 1875 but, downhill from commercial C Street, it survived the fire. It is a gable-front 11⁄2 -story house with shiplap siding.
The Comstock Lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Virginia City, Nevada (then western Utah Territory ), which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the United States and named after American miner Henry Comstock .
King–McBride Mansion. / 39.31056°N 119.65083°W / 39.31056; -119.65083. The King–McBride Mansion, at 26-28 S. Howard St. in Virginia City, Nevada, is a historic Italianate -style house that was built in 1876, not long after the "Great Fire" in October, 1875. Also known as King House, it was listed on the National Register of ...
ZIP Code. 89440. FIPS code. 32-80000. GNIS feature ID. 0856420. Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. [ 4] The city is a part of the Reno – Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.
May 4, 2011. The Henry Piper House, in Virginia City, Nevada, United States, is a historic house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is operated as a bed and breakfast, the B Street House Bed and Breakfast, and is the only bed and breakfast in an individually-NRHP-listed house in Virginia City. [2]
Added to NRHP. August 5, 1993. The Parish House, at 109 S. F St. in Virginia City, Nevada, is a well-preserved historic Italianate -style house that was built in 1876. It is included in the Virginia City Historic District. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.