Downtown Rock Springs Historic District

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Downtown Rock Springs Historic District
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Downtown Rock Springs Historic District is located in Wyoming
Downtown Rock Springs Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by K, 4th, C, 2nd, A and 5th Streets, Rock Springs, Wyoming
Coordinates41°35′13″N 109°13′11″W / 41.58694°N 109.21972°W / 41.58694; -109.21972Coordinates: 41°35′13″N 109°13′11″W / 41.58694°N 109.21972°W / 41.58694; -109.21972
Area15.97 acres (6.46 ha)
Architectural styleArt Deco, Classical Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.93001492[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 19, 1994

The Downtown Rock Springs Historic District is a 15.97-acre (6.46 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is roughly bounded by K, 4th, C, 2nd, A, and 5th Streets in downtown Rock Springs, Wyoming.[1][2]

The district was site of the 1885 Chinese Massacre.[2]

It included 27 contributing buildings and 18 non-contributing buildings. Two properties were already separately-listed on the National Register.[2]

Contributing buildings include:

  • Park Hotel (1914-15), 19 Elk Street, designed by D.D. Spani
  • First National Bank Building, now known as First Security Bank, separately listed on the NRHP
  • City Hall, separately listed on the NRHP

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Robert G. Rosenberg (August 15, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Downtown Rock Springs Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 18, 2016. with 31 photos from 1992-93

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