Belknap House
a.k.a. Barber--Belknap House
1206 N. Nevada St., Carson City, NVThis property is significant under Criteria A due to its association with Henry Hudson Beck, Oscar T. Barber and Nevada Chief Justice Charles Henry Belknap. Constructed in 1875 by Henry Hudson Beck (1835-1907), a businessman, member of the Territorial Legislature of 1864, and Assemblyman to the State Legislature from Washoe County (1865, 1874, 1888, 1894), the house was subsequently sold to Oscar T. Barber, a merchant in Gold Hill and a member of the Nevada State Assembly (1870). Barber sold the house to Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Henry Belknap in 1881. Justice Belknap resided in this structure until 1908 when he moved to California. Located at 1206 N. Nevada Street in Carson City, this property is significant under Criteria C as the Beck-Barber-Belknap House is an excellent example of a two story Second Empire residential structure.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
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