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Carson City, Nevada

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43historic places
—earliest paper
1969formed
58,639pop. 2020
—cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 43 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Carson City (Independent City), Carson City, Carson City (Independent city).

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Nevada is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Carson City titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

37 of 43 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

43 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Adams HouseCarson CityBuilding1999
Bank SaloonCarson City (Independent City)Building1980
Belknap HouseCarson CityBuilding1997
Brougher MansionCarson City (Independent City)Building1980
Carson Brewing CompanyCarson City (Independent City)Building1978
Carson City Civic AuditoriumCarson City (Independent city)Building1990
Carson City Post OfficeCarson City (Independent City)Building1979
Carson City Public BuildingsCarson City (Independent City)Building1987
Cavell, Dr. William Henry, HouseCarson CityBuilding1987
Clemens, Orion, HouseCarson City (Independent City)Building1979
Curry, Abraham, HouseCarson City (Independent City)Building1987
Dat So La Lee HouseCarson CityBuilding1994
Foreman-Roberts, HouseCarson City (Independent City)Building1978
Glenbrook, TheCarson City (Independent City)Structure1981
Governor's MansionCarson City (Independent City)Building1976
Kitzmeyer Furniture FactoryCarson City (Independent City)Building1987
Lakeview HouseCarson City (Independent City)Building1978
Leport-Toupin HouseCarson City (Independent City)Building1985
McKeen Motor Car #70 NHLCarson CityStructure2005
Meder, Lew M., HouseCarson City (Independent City)Building1978
Nevada State CapitolCarson City (Independent City)Building1975
Nevada State Printing OfficeCarson City (Independent City)Building1978
Nevada State PrisonCarson City (Independent City)District2015
Nye, Gov. James W., MansionCarson City (Independent City)Building1975
Olcovich-Meyers HouseCarson CityBuilding1993
Ormsby-Rosser HouseCarson City (Independent City)Building1979
Raycraft RanchCarson City (Independent City)Building1976
Rinckel MansionCarson City (Independent City)Building1975
Sadler, Gov. Reinhold, HouseCarson City (Independent City)Building1979
Sanford, George L., HouseCarson CityBuilding1994
Sears-Ferris HouseCarson City (Independent City)Building1979
Second Railroad Car No. 21Carson City (Independent City)Structure1978
Smaill, David, HouseCarson City (Independent City)Building1985
Spence, William, HouseCarson City (Independent City)Building1985
St. Charles-Muller's HotelCarson City (Independent City)Building1982
St. Peter's Episcopal ChurchCarson City (Independent City)Building1978
Stewart Indian SchoolCarson City (Independent City)District1985
U.S. MintCarson City (Independent City)Building1975
Virginia and Truckee RR. Engines No. 18, The Dayton; and No. 22, The InyoCarson City (Independent City)Structure1973
Virginia and Truckee Railroad Depot-Carson CityCarson CityBuilding1998
Virginia and Truckee Railway Locomotive #27Carson CityStructure2004
Wabuska Railroad StationCarson City (Independent City)Building1984
West Side Historic DistrictCarson CityDistrict2011

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Carson City (Ic) was formed in 1969 (1969-07-01) from unknown / original county.

The independent city of Carson City was created by the consolidation of ORMSBY (extinct) and Carson City; ORMSBY eliminated. Act passed 1 April 1969; took effect 1 July 1969.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Carson City population from 1870 to 2020 (Census historical series).

59k30k2,2211870188019201950196020002020
1870188019001920194019501960198020002020
3,6685,4122,8932,4533,2094,1728,06332,02252,45758,639

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Historical markers

HMdb link

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