Nevada City Free Public Library
United States historic place in Nevada City, California. Built 1907 by W. H. Weeks. Added to the National Register in 1990, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Doris Foley Library for Historical Research is a reference and research library in Nevada City, in Nevada County, California. Built in 1907, the Romanesque Revival style building is currently a branch of the Nevada County Library System.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 211 N. Pine St., Nevada City, CA |
| County | Nevada County |
| Listed | Dec 10, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90001809 |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | W. H. Weeks |
| Type of place | Carnegie library, library branch, public library |
| Style | Romanesque Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 211 N. Pine St., Nevada City, CA |
| Coordinates | 39.26425, -121.01739 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Lassen Volcanic National Park · 87 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | White Cloud 10 mi · Cottage Creek Campground (Ca) 12 mi · Hornswoggle Group Campground 12 mi |
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Drawings & photographs
Measured drawings and photographs from the Library of Congress. Public domain. All 2 records ↗
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Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 90001809. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA. Drawings and photographs are Historic American Buildings Survey records at the Library of Congress, public domain.