Virginia City Historic District

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Virginia_City_Historic_District
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historic_district
National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces October 15, 1966
gptkbp:area approximately 14,750 acres
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Dayton
gptkb:Gold_Hill
gptkb:Virginia_City
Silver City
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Storey_County
gptkb:Lyon_County
gptkbp:designated_NHL July 4, 1961
gptkbp:governingBody private and local
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia City Historic District
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia_City,_Nevada
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Comstock_Lode
19th-century architecture
mining history
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Fourth_Ward_School
gptkb:Piper's_Opera_House
gptkb:St._Mary_in_the_Mountains_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Storey_County_Courthouse
gptkbp:notableEvent Comstock Lode silver discovery
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000458
gptkbp:significance_period mid-19th century
gptkbp:state gptkb:Nevada
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Virginia_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5