Sears-Ferris House
National Register of Historic Places

Sears-Ferris House

Carson City (Independent City), Carson City County, Nevada
Listed
February 9, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
79003438

About this property

The Sears–Ferris House, at 311 W Third Street in Carson City, Nevada, is a historic house built in 1863. It was owned from 1868 to 1890 by George Washington Gale Ferris Sr., father of George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., future inventor of the Ferris wheel. It has also been known as the G. W. G. Ferris House. Originally built in about 1863 by Gregory A. Sears, a pioneer Carson City businessman, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places for Carson City in 1979. It includes Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival architecture. This house is square in size and its measure is roughly sixty by sixty feet. It is currently under private ownership and not open to the public.

Location

311 W. Third St.
Carson City (Independent City), Carson City County, Nevada
39.16230, -119.76945

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURECONSERVATIONINVENTION
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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 Sears-Ferris House listed on the National Register?

Sears-Ferris House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Sears-Ferris House?

Sears-Ferris House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sears-Ferris House is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1863.

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