Virginia City, NV Photos

Located in Northern Nevada near Carson City, Virginia City was a wealthy hill town mining settlement, now brought back from ghost town status. Evolved into a tourist town it still retains its frontier atmosphere. Most of the town is on the National Register of Historic Buildings.

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Landscape of Virginia City with mine tailings.	Virginia City buildings nestled in mother lode hills.	Piper's Opera House (1885) (1 N. B St. at Union St.). On National Register.	Entrance arches of Piper's Opera House.

Storey County Courthouse (1876) (12 S. B St.). Architect: Kenitzer & Raun.	Facade of Storey County Courthouse (1876).	Statue with scales of justice without blindfold on Storey County Courthouse (1876).	St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church & St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church (1876) (111 E St.). Style: Gothic Revival.	St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church facade.	Side of St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church.	St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1876) (F & Taylor Sts.). Style: Gothic Revival.

Tower of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.	First Presbyterian Church (1866) (196 S. C St.). Style: Gothic Revival.	South C Street heritage streetscape.	Virginia City U.S. Post Office (132 S. C St.).

Sixty-two building (1862) (138 S. C St.) (former Moses Wertheimer cigar factory & a bar).	Sixty-two building covered sidewalk.	Old Washoe Club building (1862) (116 S. C St.).	Visitor Center + former hardware store heritage buildings (c1876) (86 & 80 S. C St.).

Wooden shops typical of Southwest (68 & 62 S. C St.).	Nevada Gambling Museum in former Roos Brothers Palace heritage building (50 S. C St.).	Italianate heritage shop front (S. C St. near Union).	Knights of Pythias (1876), E. Clampus Vitus, & Miners Union Hall buildings (30 + N. B St.).

Miners Union Hall (1876) (30 N. B St.).	Henry Piper House (1876) (58 N. B. St.).	Silver Dollar Hotel (1876) (11 S. C St.).	Mark Twain Museum in Territorial Enterprise building (1876) (47 S. C St.).

Territorial Enterprise building with Mark Twain Museum (47 S. C St.).	Nevada State Firemens Museum in Storey County Liberty Engine Co. No. 1 (1864) (125 S. C St.).	Bell tower of Storey County Liberty Engine Co. No. 1 (1864) (125 S. C St.).	Fourth Ward School & Museum (1876) (537 S. C St.). Style: Second Empire. Architect: S.M. Bennet.

Tower of Fourth Ward School & Museum.	Facade of Fourth Ward School & Museum.	Billy Choller Mansion (1861) (565 S. D St.) served as Choller Mine offices; Mark Twain & U.S. Grant visited. Style: Italianate. Architect: N.J. Colman. On National Register.	Werrin Building (394 S. C St.).

Savage Mining Company Office (1861) (146 S. D St.) where U.S. Grant visited in 1879. Style: Second Empire.	Virginia & Truckee steam locomotive #29 pulls tourist train between Virginia City & Gold Hill.	Virginia & Truckee steam locomotive #29 under steam.	Virginia & Truckee steam locomotive #29 body.

Front end of Virginia & Truckee steam locomotive #29.	Bells atop Virginia & Truckee steam locomotive #29.	Virginia & Truckee steam locomotive #29 & tender amid passenger cars.	Virginia & Truckee passenger cars.

Denver & Rio Grande Western caboose against St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church.	Concord Coach in Virginia City.	Historical photo (c1968) of Virginia City Territorial Enterprise newspaper office.	Historical photo (c1968) of Victorian streetscape of Virginia City.

Historical photo (c1968) of Piper's Opera House from frontier days of Virginia City.	Birds eye view map of Virginia City (1875) at Nevada State Museum.