William Spence House

Historic house in Nevada, United States

United States historic place


William Spence House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


39°9′45″N 119°46′14″W / 39.16250°N 119.77056°W / 39.16250; -119.77056
Area	less than one acre
Built	1875
Built by	Spence, William Mortimer
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	85001602^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 18, 1985

The William Spence House, at 308 S. Thompson St. in Carson City, Nevada, was built in 1875. It includes Greek Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

It is a two-and-a-half-story, brick building on an 85-by-102-foot (26 m × 31 m) property. It was built by William Mortimer Spence (1822–1920), who was a London-born cabinetmaker and pianowright, who came to the U.S. in 1860. He lived in the house until his death.^[2] It was deemed significant as "an architecturally significant dwelling representative of transitional designs common to Carson City, Nevada, in the last quarter of the nineteenth century" and "also significant for its association with the early residential development of Carson City."^[2]^: 3

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Kathryn M. Kuranda (December 10, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William Spence House". National Park Service. and accompanying six photos from 1985