NPS Form 10-900 Public Copy OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service For BMH Meeting Reference Only National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. 1. Name of Property Historic name: __Maine Street Historic District____________________ Other names/site number: __Downtown Fallon Commercial Corridor_________________ Name of related multiple property listing: ___N/A_________________________________ (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Location Street & number: _____________________________________________ City or town: _Fallon_______ State: __Nevada_______ County: __Churchill__________ Not For Publication: Vicinity: ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this x nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property _x meets ___ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: ___national ___statewide _x_local Applicable National Register Criteria: _x_A ___B _x_C ___D Signature of certifying official/Title: Rebecca Palmer, SHPO Date _Nevada State Historic Preservation Office_____________________________________ State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria. Signature of commenting official: Daniel Delahaye Date Federal Preservation Officer United States Postal Service Title State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government 1 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Maine Street Historic District Churchill County, Nevada Name of Property County and State ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register determined eligible for the National Register determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register other (explain:) _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) Private: x Public – Local x Public – State Public – Federal Category of Property (Check only one box.) Building(s) District x Site Structure Object Sections 1-6 page 2 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Maine Street Historic District Churchill County, Nevada Name of Property County and State Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing _____72______ _____37______ buildings _____________ _____________ sites _____11______ _____1_______ structures _____________ _____________ objects _____83______ _____38_______ Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register ___4_____ ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) _COMMERCE/TRADE - business__ _COMMERCE/TRADE - professional__ _COMMERCE/TRADE - organizational__ _COMMERCE/TRADE – financial institution__ _COMMERCE/TRADE – specialty store__ _COMMERCE/TRADE – department store__ _COMMERCE/TRADE - restaurant__ _COMMERCE/TRADE - warehouse__ _SOCIAL – meeting hall__ _GOVERNMENT – city hall__ _GOVERNMENT – correctional facility__ _GOVERNMENT – fire station__ _GOVERNMENT – government office__ _GOVERNMENT – post office__ _GOVERNMENT – public works__ _GOVERNMENT – courthouse__ _RECREATION AND CULTURE – theater__ _INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION – manufacturing facility__ _INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION – communications facility__ _INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION – industrial storage__ _VACANT/NOT IN USE__ Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) _COMMERCE/TRADE - business__ _COMMERCE/TRADE - professional__ Sections 1-6 page 3 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Maine Street Historic District Churchill County, Nevada Name of Property County and State _COMMERCE/TRADE - organizational__ _COMMERCE/TRADE – financial institution__ _COMMERCE/TRADE – specialty store__ _COMMERCE/TRADE – department store__ _COMMERCE/TRADE - restaurant__ _COMMERCE/TRADE - warehouse__ _SOCIAL – meeting hall__ _GOVERNMENT – city hall__ _GOVERNMENT – correctional facility__ _GOVERNMENT – fire station__ _GOVERNMENT – government office__ _GOVERNMENT – post office__ _GOVERNMENT – public works__ _GOVERNMENT – courthouse__ _RECREATION AND CULTURE – theater__ _INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION – manufacturing facility__ _INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION – communications facility__ _INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION – industrial storage__ _VACANT/NOT IN USE__ Sections 1-6 page 4 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Maine Street Historic District Churchill County, Nevada Name of Property County and State _____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions.) _LATE VICTORIAN / Queen Anne_________________ _LATE VICTORIAN / Richardsonian Romanesque_____ LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS / Classical Revival_____ LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS / Spanish Colonial Revival_ LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS / Tudor Revival_ LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS / Craftsman_ _MODERN MOVEMENTS / Other: Ranch___________ _MODERN MOVEMENTS / International ___________ _MODERN MOVEMENTS / Contemporary__________ _MODERN MOVEMENTS / Googie ___________ _MODERN MOVEMENTS / Art Deco ___________ _MODERN MOVEMENTS / Brutalism ___________ _MODERN MOVEMENTS / Corporate Post-modern __ _MODERN MOVEMENTS / Neo-Eclectic ___________ _One-part Commercial Block ______ _____ _Warehouse ___________ _Two-part Commercial Block ___________ _Other: Garage ___________ _Motel ___________ _Suburban Office ___________ _Bungalow ___________ _Gabled-Ell ___________ _Gable Front ___________ _Strip Mall ___________ _Diner ___________ _Foursquare ___________ _Gas Station ___________ _Hall-and-Parlor ___________ _Prefabricated/Modular ___________ _Pyramid Roof ___________ _Storage Tank ___________ Materials: (enter categories from instructions.) Principal exterior materials of the property: _WOOD, BRICK, STONE, METAL, STUCCO, ASPHALT, CONCRETE, CERAMIC TILE, GLASS, SYNTHETICS_____________________ Section 7 page 5 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Maine Street Historic District Churchill County, Nevada Name of Property County and State Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has historic integrity.) ______________________________________________________________________________ Summary Paragraph The Maine Street Historic District comprises the historic downtown of Fallon, Nevada as it developed between 1901 and 1966. The downtown district sits at the historic center of Fallon, which is near the geographic center of Churchill County and the Lahontan Valley, the terminus of the Carson River. The historic flow of the Carson River runs just one mile north of the historic district, emptying into the Carson Sink northeast of the city. Moderate mountain ranges such as the Dead Camel, Hot Springs, Desert, and Stillwater ranges ring the Valley. Farmland, most of it irrigated as part of the Newlands (or Truckee-Carson) Irrigation Project, surrounds most of the community. The historic district includes a total of 125 resources distributed along the three primary corridors of commercial, industrial, and warehousing development in Fallon, anchored by Maine Street, the historic north-south corridor for the downtown area. Secondary but significant corridors include Center Street,