Nevada - Lincoln County
Lincoln County Nevada has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bristol Wells Town Site, Brown's Hall-Thompson's Opera House and Lincoln County Courthouse, 1938 Lincoln County Courthouse and Black Canyon Petroglyphs.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Pueblo, Middle Archaic, Parowan Fremont, Numic and American Prehistoric dating back to 3499 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lincoln County places including Aleck Brown, A. Lacy Worswick, John & Donald Parkinson, Dow, L.F. and . Prominent architectural styles found in Lincoln Country are Art Deco and Mission/Spanish Revival.

1938 Lincoln County Courthouse (added 2002 - - #02000820)
1 Main St. , Pioche
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dow, L.F.,, Worswick, A. Lacy
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Black Canyon Petroglyphs (added 1975 - - #75001113)
Address Restricted , Alamo
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Pueblo
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Bristol Wells Town Site (added 1972 - - #72000765)
Also known as Bristol City
23 mi. N of Pioche off U.S. 93 , Pioche
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Industry, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
American Industrial
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Extractive Facility, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Camp
More Information:
Brown's Hall-Thompson's Opera House (added 1984 - - #84002074)
Also known as Gem Theater
N. Main St. , Pioche
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brown,Aleck
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Caliente Railroad Depot (added 1974 - - #74001146)
Also known as Caliente Station--Union Pacific Railroad
100 Depot Ave. , Caliente
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
Lincoln County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78001724)
Also known as Pioche Courthouse;Old Lincoln County Courthouse
Lacour St. , Pioche
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Panaca Summit Archeological District (added 1990 - - #90000362)
Address Restricted , Panaca
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Archaic, Parowan Fremont, Numic
Period of Significance:
3000-3499 BC, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Extractive Facility, Processing, Processing Site
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Smith Hotel--Cornelius Hotel (added 2008 - - #08000510)
Also known as Scott Hotel
100 Spring St. , Caliente
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
White River Narrows Archeological District (added 1978 - - #78001723)
Address Restricted , Hiko
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Art, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
American Prehistoric
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Ceremonial Site, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
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