National Exchange Hotel facts for kids
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National Exchange Hotel
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U.S. Historic district
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National Hotel in 2007
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| Location | 211 Broad St., Nevada City, California |
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| Built | 1856 |
| Architectural style | Victorian, brick |
| Part of | Nevada City Downtown Historic District (ID85002520) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000416 |
| Added to NRHP | October 25, 1973 |
The National Exchange Hotel (also known as the National Hotel) is located in Nevada City in the U.S. state of California. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a California Historical Landmark, it is one of the oldest continuously operated hotels west of the Rockies. It opened in August 1856 under the name of "Bicknell Block".
In 1863, there was a fire and the hotel was shut down for a temporary period of time. By 1894, a new balcony had been added to the hotel (pictured). At a civic affair in San Francisco a Nevada City businessman, John J. Jackson, claimed that a meeting that took place in 1898 at the National Hotel was the creation of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. In 2012, the hotel was the subject of an episode of Ghost Adventures.
