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Grass Valley Walking Tour
Grass Valley
Begin your walking tour of Grass Valley at the parking lot on the corner of Neal and South Church Streets and walk up Neal to School; return, turn right and take Church Street to cemetery; return and take Neal to Mill Street, go left and follow to Main Street and turn left to the Holbrooke Hotel then left on Church back to the parking lot.
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You may want to continue up Neal Street into the residential area where you will find a number of restored homes. Turn left at Pleasant Street and then left on Walsh for the walk back to Church Street and turn left.
Or you may want to continue down Walsh and visit the rebuilt Lola Montez House on Mill Street which is now home to the Grass Valley/Nevada County Chamber of Commerce.
EDWARD COLEMAN HOUSE: 318 Neal St. Coleman was involved in local mines and railroading, and built this lovely home in the 1860s. Home also owned by Joseph Weissbein, bank and mine owner, who was murdered at the Pittsburg Mine in 1915. The basic exterior has remained unchanged over the years. Now a private residence.
TREMOUREUX HOUSE: 403 Neal St. The Brandywine Maple in front was brought from the fields of Gettysburg and planted in 1876. It survived a fire which leveled a home on the site. The private residence seen today was built in the late 1890s.
STONE HOUSE: 304 S. Church St. Restored 1897 farm house. Stones raised livestock and sold milk from kitchen.
W.C. JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: 328 S. Church St. The Queen Anne Victorian was built in 1880 and served as a private residence until 1907 when it was converted to Nevada County's first private hospital. Before the hospital was established, injured miners were treated on the spot or in their homes.
ST. PATRICK'S CEMETERY: South Church & Chapel Streets. Graves date from 1853, many guarded by ornate fences to keep out cattle.
Mount St. Mary's Convent: acact St. Mary's Convent: across from cemetery, built in 1866. The convent housed Irish nuns who came to Grass Valley to care for and educate orphans. Next door is St. Joseph's Chapel built in 1894. Both are now a cultural center.
EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH: 245 S. Church St. It is the oldest Episcopal edifice in California and is one of only two area churches which date back to the Gold Rush.
MILL STREET: Between Neal and Main Streets. Was once a trail leading from nearby mines on Wolf Creek to the center of town. Despite fires, there are still a number of buildings standing that date from the 1860s.
DEL ORO THEATRE: Mill St. Local landmark built in the 1940s, this "art deco" movie theatre has recently been refurbished.
HOLBROOKE HOTEL: 212 W. Main St. Originally destroyed by fire, the current hotel dates from 1862; the saloon dates from 1855 and was incorporated into the hotel. Guests from the past include Mark Twain, Presidents Grant, Harrison, Cleveland and Garfield, and the notorious Black Bart.
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