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~ Nevada County Historical Society
Bulletin
Volume 37, No. 1 January 1983
THE MARSH FAMILY OF NEVADA CITY
PART TWO
BY DORIS FOLEY LARSEN
III.
NEVADA CITY
1864-1876
The town of Nevada City had
“em miraculously recovered from the destructive
fire of the previous fall when M.L. Marsh and
his bride, Emma Anne, arrived May 18, 1864.
New and freshly painted buildings stood
among the older fireproof brick structures.
Others were is the process of construction.
Wooden sidewalks had been laid, and
although the streets in the business section
needed new planks, they were at least being
considered.
John and Dan greeted the young couple
and escorted them to the boarding house.
The friendly faces of these two, whom she
had already met en-route to California, were
a welcome sight to a girl in an unknown and
strange environment. She had hoped one of
her sisters would accompany them, but the
family, realizing the initial adjustment must
be made by Emma and her husband alone,
graciously declined with a promise to visit at
a later date.
Remembering his bride’s request to board
for only a short time, M.L. purchased the onestory home of E.F. Bean on Park Avenue,
May 26, 1864.1 Built of a fine-grained wood,
painted white, it had a gabled roof at the
front. Its attractiveness was accentuated by
two French doors, one on either side of the
main entrance. A covered veranda extended
across the front and sides of the house with
French doors spaced at intervals. At the
back and on the left side was an additional
room, while on the right, a driveway led to
the barn. With space aplenty for the growing
of flowers and vegetables, there was no time
for Emma to grow “lazy” as she feared she
THE MARSH-CRISTIE HOUSE