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Nevada City Firehouse No. 2

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on May 3, 1974. It is now operated by the Nevada County Historical Society as a museum of local history.
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The firehouse as part of an ensemble of buildings on the upper part of Broad Street in 2020.
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Nevada City Firehouse No. 2 is located in California
Nevada City Firehouse No. 2 is located in the United States
Nevada City, California
39°15′47″N 121°1′9″W / 39.26306°N 121.01917°W / 39.26306; -121.01917
Neoclassical
Greek Revival style
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firehouse
Nevada City
California
portico
Greek Revival
National Register of Historic Places
The firehouse as it appeared in 1936.
The firehouse in 2012
Nevada City Firehouse No. 1 is a similarly built building
National Register of Historic Places listings in Nevada County, California


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Nevada City Firehouse #2"
National Park Service
Accompanied by a photograph

Nevada City Firehouse No. 2
Historic Firehouse No. 1 Museum

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