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Grass Valley History Study (1,937 pages)

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State of California _ The Resources Agency Primary # Primary #: DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # HRI # PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial Trinomial NRHP Status Code NRHP Status Code: Page . of 2 *Resource Name or #: 114 Mill Street P1. Other Identifier: Downtown Grass Valley/APN 08-345-09/Grass Valley Hardware *P2, Location: oc Not for Publication m Unrestricted *a, County: Nevada *b. USGS 7.5’ Quad: Grass Valley, CA Date: revised 1973 Cc. Address: 114 Mill Street City: Grass Valley Zip: 95945 d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) N/A Zone: N/A e. Other Locational Data: The subject property is located on the west side of Mill Street. *P3a. Description: The property consists of a two-story, painted brick masonry, Classical Revival storefront. Character defining features of the building include a stepped parapet roof with sheathing or coping across the top of the parapet, a row of brick dentils running horizontally below the plain friezes in the parapet, followed by another row or belt course of brick set on edge forming a zig-zag pattern, and beneath the belt course three rectangular windows having 1 over 1 light in a wood frame and a simple lintel above the window, followed by a replaced veranda supported by steel poles at the appropriate elevation. Below the veranda the storefront features a wooden and lighted double door entrance flanked by angled walls with display windows, what appears to be clerestory windows covered with panels, two original cast pilasters on the end walls, and a more contemporary marble paneled skirt. A bronze plaque affixed the sidewall of the building reads "GRASS VALLEY HARDWARE" Through the years the prospecting hydraulic and hardrock mining. This hardware business, one of California's oldest, has served the community.. in continuous operation at this site since 1854." *P3b. Resource Attributes: HP-6, two-story commercial building. *P4, Resources Present: 1 Building Structure o Object Site District Element of District x P5. Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buildings, structures, and objects.)