Parish House (Virginia City, Nevada)
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| Location | 109 S. F St., Virginia City, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1876 |
| Built by | Jones,Goodwin C. |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP Reference # | 93000688[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 5, 1993 |
The Parish House, at 109 S. F St. in Virginia City, Nevada, is a well-preserved historic Italianate-style house that was built in 1876. It is included in the Virginia City Historic District. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
It was deemed significant for association with persons who lived there, and for its architecture.[2] Persons lived there served the more successful who lived "on the Comstock" and included:
- Goodwin Jones, an engineer for the Caledonia Mine, one of the Comstock Lode mines
- Robert Patterson, proprietor of the International Saloon
- Dr. Thomas McDonald, a physician
- John McGrath, a merchant on C Street[2]
The house was used as the parish house, i.e. rectory, of St. Mary's during 1935-1970, hence its name.[2]
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Categories:
- Clergy houses in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Virginia City, Nevada
- Houses completed in 1876
- Religious buildings completed in 1876
- Houses in Storey County, Nevada
- Historic district contributing properties in Nevada
- National Register of Historic Places in Storey County, Nevada
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
- Italianate architecture in Nevada
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register
- Nevada Registered Historic Place stubs
