Olcovich-Meyers House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

From the record

“King St. in Carson City, Nevada, is a historic, well-preserved house that was built during 1874-75 with Late Victorian architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.”
Wikipedia article Olcovich-Meyers House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 43 National Register listings published here for Carson City · listed in 1993 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Olcovich--Meyers House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 214 W. King St., Carson City, 89703
When was it listed? July 1993
Category. building
Census division. Carson City
Architectural style. Victorian architecture
National Register reference number. 93000682 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

168 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of Olcovich-Meyers House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,098 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	47
Natural	41
Recreation and ceremony	30
Firearms and explosives use	11
Equipment and vehicle use	10
Fireworks	6
Debris and open burning	6
Misuse of fire by a minor	6
Arson/incendiarism	5
Power generation/transmission/distribution	4
Smoking	1
Other causes	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 September 2001	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Carson City District Office	BRUNSWICK
8 September 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Carson City District Office	ARROWHEAD
8 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Carson City District Office	AMBROSE
8 September 2005	Other causes	under an acre	Carson City District Office	TRAVEL
8 September 2002	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Carson City District Office	KOONTZ
8 September 1999	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Carson City District Office	MEXICAN
5 September 2017	Natural	under an acre	Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District	POLECAT
4 September 2019	Natural	5.3 acres	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	JACKS

Every fire recorded in Carson City

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 51 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Olcovich-Meyers House: 26 past producers, 11 occurrences, 9 prospects, 3 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Athens Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper	Past Producer
Brunswick Canyon Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Carson Black Lead Mine	Graphite	Past Producer	1903
Carson City Monazite-Bearing Placer	REE, Chromium, Gold, Iron, Zirconium	Prospect
Carson Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten	Prospect
Crystal Claims	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold	Past Producer
Lucky Strike Group	Uranium, Silver, Gold	Prospect
May Day	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper	Past Producer
North Carson	Copper, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
North Carson Mine	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Carson City

Storms near this property

26 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carson City, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 21 heavy rain, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 dust devil. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Carson City	2 hurt	A women and child were slightly injured by falling tree branches when thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 50 mph blew through Mills Park in Carson City.
December 1996	Heavy Rain	Carson City	$100,000	no account filed
February 2009	Dust Devil	Carson City	$5,000	A possible dust devil descended the foothills just west of Carson City. Flying debris generated by the dust devil damaged 12 automobiles in the DMV parking lot.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Carson City	$5,000	The Nevada Appeal newspaper reported that strong wind gusts brought down tree limbs in Carson City. One downed tree limb on Fifth Street knocked out power to 900 residents, including the Carson City Courthouse and Sheriff's Department.
February 2025	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	A COCORAHS station (NV-CC-14 Carson City) located 3.0 mi NNE of Carson City, NV, reported a 24hr rainfall storm total of 0.59 inches.
February 2025	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	A COCORAHS station (NV-CC-14 Carson City) located 3.0 mi NNE of Carson, NV, reported a 24hr rainfall storm total of 2.02 inches.
February 2024	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	A CoCORAHS station (NV-CC-23) located 1.0 mi W of Carson City, NV, and a trained spotter located 2.0 mi N of Stewart, NV, reported a 24 hr rainfall storm total of 1.33 inches and 1.23 inches.
September 2024	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	Mesonet station (CRSC6) located 1.0 mi SSW of Lakeview, NV, reported 24 hour rainfall storm total of 0.56 inches.
March 2023	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	A COCORAHS, NV-CC-20 Carson City, located 3.6 mi NNW of Carson City, NV, reported a 24-hour rainfall total of 1.62 inches.
September 2023	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	A CO-OP Observer located 1.6 mi S of Carson City, NV, and a CoCoRAHs Station (NV-CC-14) located 4.4 mi N of Carson City, NV, reported storm total rainfall amounts of 0.70 and 0.56 inches respectively.
November 2020	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	Reporting 0.65 inches of rain in last 12 hours.
March 2019	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	CoCoRaHS station NV-CC-21 in Carson City reported 0.60 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 27 March 0800PST to 28 March 0800PST.
January 2019	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	CO-OP observer CRCN2 in Carson City reported 1.00 inch of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 16 January 0700PST to 17 January 0700PST.
December 2018	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	Trained weather spotter 1 mile northeast of Carson City reported 0.96 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 December 0700PST to 25 December 0700PST.
March 2018	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	Mesonet station VCEN2, 2 miles west-southwest of Lakeview reported 3.23 inches of storm total rainfall from 20 March 0648PST to 23 March 0648PST.
March 2018	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	Trained weather spotter in Carson City reported 2.35 inches of storm total rainfall from 20 March 1134PST to 23 March 1134PST. 0.81 inches of that rain fell from 22 March 1134PST to 23 March 1134PST.
April 2018	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	Trained weather spotter 2 miles north of Stewart measured 0.54 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 1047PST to 7 April 1047PST.
April 2018	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	CoCoRaHS station NV-CC-21, Carson City reported 0.59 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0800PST to 7 April 0800PST.
May 2018	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	CoCoRaHS station NV-CC-14, 3 miles north-northeast of Carson City reported 0.53 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 16 May 0600PST to 17 May 0600PST.
May 2018	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	Mesonet station CRSC1, 1 mile northeast of Carson City reported 0.96 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 May 0919PST to 25 May 0919PST.
November 2017	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	A trained weather spotter reported 4.47 inches of rain from 15 November 0800PST to 16 November 2000PST at an elevation of 5300 feet.
February 2006	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	A total of 3.52 inches of rain fell 3 miles west of Carson City.
December 2005	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	A total of 5.81 inches of rainfall reported 2 miles east of Carson City since the morning of December 30th.
August 2004	Heavy Rain	Carson City	-	Six miles east of the Waterfall Fire burn area 0.75 inches of rain fell in one hour. Three feet of standing water was reported in the Plaza Shopping Center along U.S. Highway 50.
June 2000	Hail	Carson City	-	Trained spotter reported 3/4 inch hail in Carson City.
July 2010	Hail	Carson City	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Carson City

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Rinckel Mansion	under 500 feet	1975
Dat So La Lee House	under 500 feet	1994
Carson Brewing Company	under 500 feet	1978
Lew M. Meder House	under 500 feet	1978
Gov. James W. Nye Mansion	0.1 miles	1975
Nevada State Capitol	0.1 miles	1975

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 93000682 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Carson City	All 43 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.