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Historic Context Statement for the City of Grass Valley, Nevada County, California (2010) (57 pages)
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City of Grass Valley, Historic Context Historic Resource Associates, 2008
FIGURES
Figure 1: City of Grass Valley 1872 Townsite 4
Figure 2: Northern Maidu Basketweavers at the Greenville Indian School 5
Figure 3: Canfield’s Map of Yuba, Sierra & Nevada Counties . . . 6
Figure 4: Illustration of Boston Ravine, circa 1852 . . . . . 7
Figure 5: Illustration of Grass Valley, circa 1851 8
Figure 6: View of Grass Valley, circa 1852 9
Figure 7: Illustration of Boston Ravine and Grass Valley . . . 11
Figure 8: Illustration of Grass Valley in 1858. . . . . . 13
Figure 9: View of Main Street, circa 1866 . . 15
Figure 10: Photograph of shift of Cornish Miners on the Empire Mine skips, circa 1900 . 16
Figure 11: Lola Montez, from a painting by F.K. Stieler, 1847 . . . . 18
Figure 12: Lola Montex House, 248 Mill Street, Grass valley. circa 1930s . . . 19
Figure 13: Lotta Crabtree, 1876 . . . . . . 20
Figure 14: View of Grass Valley from Cemetery Hill, circa 1866 . . . . 21
Figure 15: Rocky Bar Quartz Mill, Grass Valley, circa 1866 . . . . 24
Figure 16: Grass Valley Chinatown, 1891 . . ; . . ; 26
Figure 17: Bird’s Eye View of Grass Valley, 1871 . . . . . 28
Figure 18: View of Grass Valley, circa 1890s ; . . ; . 29
Figure 19: View of Mount St. Mary’s Academy School, 1934 . . 30
Figure 20: Map illustrating Grass Valley’s expansion to the south during the 1890s . 31
Figure 21: View down Main Street, 1895 . . . . . . 32
Figure 22: Empire Mine, circa 1900 . . . . . . . 33
Figure 23: 1890s View of Grass Valley. . 34
Figure 24: Formally D. Fricot House, possibly W. Main Street, Grass Valley, circa 1890s . 36
Figure 25: View of the Fletcher House, Grass Valley . . . 37
Figure 26: Welcome Sign celebrating California’s 50% Anniversary, 1900 . . ; 38
Figure 27: Chinese Joss House, Grass Valley, circa 1920s . . . . 39
Figure 28: As-Built Highway Map, 1934 ; . ; ; ; . 41
Figure 29: View of Mill Street, 1930s —. . . 42
Figure 30: View of Mill Street, looking towards the Del Oro Theater, 1940s . . 43
Figure 31: 1945 Map of the City of Grass Valley & Vicinity . . . . 44
Figure 32: Illustration of Grass Valley, California, 1948. . . . . 45
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Architectural Legacy of Grass Valley
Appendix B: Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
Appendix C: Historical Timeline of Grass Valley
Appendix D: McKenney’s Pacific Coast Directory for 1886-1887