Belknap House
National Register of Historic Places

Belknap House

Carson City, Carson City County, Nevada
Listed
October 30, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
97001302

About this property

The Belknap House, at 1206 North Nevada Street in Carson City, Nevada, is a historic house built in 1875. Also known as the Barber-Belknap House or the Beck-Barber-Belknap House, it includes Second Empire architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It is a two-story building with shiplap siding. It is significant as the home, during 1881 to 1908, of Charles Henry Belknap, who was Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court. It is significant also for association with Henry Hudson Beck, who had it built in 1870, and to Oscar T. Barber, a businessman and Nevada State Assembly representative, who owned it in between. And it is also significant as "an excellent example of a two-story Second Empire residential structure". During the Cold War, the only known privately built atomic fallout shelter in Carson City was added to the property.

Location

1206 N. Nevada St.
Carson City, Carson City County, Nevada
39.16916, -119.76891

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Belknap House listed on the National Register?

Belknap House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 30, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Belknap House?

Belknap House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Belknap House?

The period of significance for Belknap House is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 1206.

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