Downtown Rock Springs Historic District

Roughly bounded by K, 4th, C, 2nd, A and 5th Sts., Rock Springs, Wyoming. County/parish: Sweetwater.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 19, 1994. NRIS 93001492.

27 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Downtown Rock Springs Historic District

The Downtown Rock Springs Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, with an enlargement in 2023. 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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73730699

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