Carson City Civic Auditorium
a.k.a. Municipal Auditorium
813 N. Carson St., Carson City (Independent city), NVThe Carson City Civic Auditorium is significant under Criterion A because of its association with the theme of "Depression-Era Relief Efforts" (as outlined in the Nevada Comprehensive Preservation Plan). The Auditorium is also significant as a rare example of a monumentally-scaled Romanesque Revival-styled building in Nevada and therefore qualifies for the National Register under Criterion C as well.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.