Sears-Ferris House
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| Location | 311 W. Third St., Carson City, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 39°9′44.5″N 119°46′9.4″W / 39.162361°N 119.769278°WCoordinates: 39°9′44.5″N 119°46′9.4″W / 39.162361°N 119.769278°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | c.1863 |
| Built by | Sears, Gregory Alvin |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 79003438[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 9, 1979 |
The Sears-Ferris House, at 311 W. Third St. in Carson City, Nevada, is a historic house built in 1863. It was owned from 1868 to 1890 by George Washington Gale Ferris Sr., father of George W.G. Ferris, Jr., future inventor of the Ferris Wheel. It has also been known as the G.W.G. Ferris House.
Originally built in about 1863 by Gregory A. Sears, a pioneer Carson City businessman,[2] the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places for Carson City in 1979.
It includes Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival architecture.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Historic Buildings". Visit Carson City. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sears-Ferris House". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos from 1972
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