Marzen House
National Register of Historic Places

Marzen House

Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada
Listed
August 26, 1981
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
81000384

About this property

The Marzen House, near Lovelock, Nevada, which has also been known as Big Meadow Ranch House, is an Italianate style house that was built in 1875. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It is significant as being the most prominent historic ranch house in the Lovelock Valley, and for association with Colonel Joseph Marzen, as well as for its Italianate architecture.

Location

Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada
40.17065, -118.48247

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 81000384. It was listed on August 26, 1981.

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Central Pacific Railroad Depot
Industrial
0.8 mi
Pershing County Courthouse
Industrial
2.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Lovelock Culture Displacement – Humboldt Sink
1250Pre-Columbian
5.5 mi
Paiute Attack on Overland Trail NV
1861Indian Wars
9.1 mi
Nevada Great Basin Lacustrine Resource Raids
1000Pre-Columbian
11.8 mi
Battle of Mud Lake
1865Indian Wars
14.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Marzen House listed on the National Register?

Marzen House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 1981.

What type of historic resource is Marzen House?

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

What is the period of significance for Marzen House?

The period of significance for Marzen House is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1875.

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