Chollar Mansion

Chollar Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
House in 2016
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Location	565 S. D St., Virginia City, Nevada
Coordinates	39°18′10″N119°39′3″W / 39.30278°N 119.65083°W / 39.30278; -119.65083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1862–1864 [1]
Built by	Hill, H.S.
Architect	Coleman, N.J.
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	93000689 [2]
Added to NRHP	August 5, 1993

The Chollar Mansion is located at 565 S. D Street, in Virginia City, western Nevada. It is a historic Victorian Italianate style house, that was built between 1862 and 1864. ^[1]

The residence was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1993. ^[2] It was deemed significant for its association with William "Billy" Chollar, a miner whose Chollar Mine, later merged with Potosi Mine to form the Chollar-Potosi Mine, tapped part of the Comstock Lode, and yielded enormous amounts of silver ore. It is also significant for its fine Italianate architecture. ^[1]

History

The Chollar Mansion was designed by N. J. Coleman for William "Billy" Chollar, and was built when Virginia City was the Comstock Lode mining boom town in the 1860s. It was moved about .25 miles (0.40 km) in 1870 due to mining needs. ^[1]

In 1993, the NRHP registration noted that the house had been turned into a bed and breakfast inn. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places in Storey County, Nevada

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Name of Property: Chollar Mansion" (PDF). focus.nps.gov. National Park Service. 1993. pp. 5–8. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

• National Register of Historic Places photos — National Park Service
• Short history of Chollar Mansion — National Park Service