Bank Saloon

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Bank Saloon
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Location418 S. Carson St., Carson City, Nevada
Coordinates 39°9′40″N119°45′58″W / 39.16111°N 119.76611°W / 39.16111; -119.76611
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1899
Architectural style Late Victorian, Victorian Functional
NRHP reference No. 80004483 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

The Bank Saloon, at 418 S. Carson St. in Carson City, Nevada, was built in 1899. Also known as Jack's Bar, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

It was deemed significant as "the representative of a class of establishments that have played a vital role in the social and political atmosphere of Carson City, essentially a small rural community that enjoys the honor of being Nevada's capitol." It opened August 19, 1899 and is apparently the longest continuously operating bar in Carson City, having served even through Prohibition. Being across from the Nevada State Capitol, it is believed to have had hosted many informal meetings that have affected the course of history in the state. [2] :3

The original Jack's Bar closed in June 2002, [3] and the building fell into severe disrepair, including visibly leaning walls and nesting pigeons. Restoration work began in May 2017 and finished in 2020, with an official re-opening in November of that year as the Bank Saloon once more. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Noreen I.K. Humphreys (February 24, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bank Saloon / Jack's Bar". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1980
  3. Brett Fisher (June 15, 2018). "Nevada Builders Alliance seeks to rally community in resurrecting Jack's Bar". Carson Now.
  4. Kelsey Penrose (October 13, 2020). "Carson City's Historic Bank Saloon, formerly Jack's Bar, opens after reconstruction". Carson Now.