National Exchange Hotel
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National Exchange Hotel | |
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National Hotel in 2007 | |
| Location | 211 Broad St., Nevada City, California |
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| Coordinates | 39°15′45″N 121°1′1″W / 39.26250°N 121.01694°WCoordinates: 39°15′45″N 121°1′1″W / 39.26250°N 121.01694°W |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architectural style | Victorian, brick |
| Part of | Nevada City Downtown Historic District (#85002520) |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000416[2] |
| CHISL # | 899[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 25, 1973 |
The National Exchange Hotel (also known as the National Hotel) is located in Nevada City in the U.S. state of California. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a California Historical Landmark, it is one of the oldest continuously operated hotels west of the Rockies.[3] It opened in August 1856 under the name of "Bicknell Block".[3]
In 1863, there was a fire and the hotel was shut down for a temporary period of time. By 1894, a new balcony had been added to the hotel (pictured).[4] At a civic affair in San Francisco a Nevada City businessman, John J. Jackson, claimed that a meeting that took place in 1898 at the National Hotel was the creation of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.[4][5] In 2012, the hotel was the subject of an episode of Ghost Adventures.
See also
References
- 1 2 "National Exchange Hotel". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "California Landmark 899: National Hotel in Nevada City, California". Noehill.com. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- 1 2 Brower, Maria E. (October 2005). Nevada City. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 61–62, 67. ISBN 978-0-7385-3062-8. Retrieved 16 May 2010. C1 control character in
|pages=at position 4 (help) - ↑ Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Kyle, Douglas E. (2002-09-06). Historic spots in California. Stanford University Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-8047-4482-9. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
