Nevada City Firehouse No. 2

Nevada City Firehouse No. 2

The firehouse as it appeared in 1936.
Location 420 Broad Street,
Nevada City, California
Coordinates 39°15′47″N 121°1′9″W / 39.26306°N 121.01917°W / 39.26306; -121.01917Coordinates: 39°15′47″N 121°1′9″W / 39.26306°N 121.01917°W / 39.26306; -121.01917
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1860
Architectural style Neoclassical-Greek Revival style
NRHP Reference # 74000544[1]
Added to NRHP May 3, 1974

Nevada City Firehouse No. 2 is a historic firehouse located at 420 Broad Street in Nevada City, California. Built in 1860-61, the firehouse was the first built in Nevada City. At the time, Nevada City had two factions competing for public funds for a firehouse: the Broad Street fire company and a group based on Main Street. While the Main Street company officially organized a day before the Broad Street company, the Broad Street firehouse had more private funding and was completed first, and hence Firehouse No. 2 became the first in the city. The firehouse features a two-story portico in front and a Greek Revival cornice.[2]

The firehouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1974.[1] It is now operated by the Nevada County Historical Society as a museum of local history.

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Mrs. Leland S. (September 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Nevada City Firehouse #2" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 2, 2015. Accompanied by a photograph.


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