Goldfield Historic District, Historic district in Goldfield, Nevada, US.

The Goldfield Historic District is a neighborhood with around 120 preserved buildings constructed between 1904 and 1909 during the city's rapid growth. The area spans several blocks and shows houses, shops, and other structures from this mining boom era.

The city emerged around 1900 when gold discoveries drew thousands of people who quickly built one of Nevada's largest cities here. A major fire in 1923 destroyed many buildings, but several structures like the Goldfield Hotel survived and still stand today.

Goldfield was named for the gold deposits found near the original townsite in 1902. The Goldfield Hotel, built by George Wingfield, hosted a 1906 lightweight boxing championship between Joe Gans and Oscar "Battling" Nelson. The International Car Forest of the Last Church, an outdoor art installation of cars buried nose-first, now stands in the district.

You can walk through the neighborhood and view preserved buildings like the Goldfield Hotel and the Consolidated Mines Building from the outside. Watch for information signs and markers throughout the area that help explain the different locations and structures you see.

The Goldfield Hotel, built by George Wingfield, was among the brick and stone buildings that survived the 1923 fire, which was caused by a moonshine still explosion. The fire destroyed most of the town's flammable structures, but the hotel and the high school remained standing.