Downtown Rock Springs Historic District

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NRHP Reference # 93001492 Added to NRHP 19 January 1994		Area 6 ha

Location Roughly bounded by K, 4th, C, 2nd, A and 5th Streets, Rock Springs, Wyoming Architectural style Art Deco, Classical Revival, Late Victorian

The Downtown Rock Springs Historic District is a 15.97 acres (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.

The district was site of the 1885 Chinese Massacre.

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

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

References

Downtown Rock Springs Historic District Wikipedia

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