The Nevada City Living History Museum includes a collection of more than 100 historic, restored, and replica buildings telling the story of a Montana mining town. The most elegant residence in the museum is the Sedman House which had been the residence of legislator, rancher, and gold miner Oscar Sedman.
In 1863, placer gold was discovered in Alder Gulch in Montana and the rush to find the mother lode began. Nevada City and Virginia City soon became boom towns. Between 1945 and 1978 Nevada City was restored as a living historical museum. Most of the buildings were moved to this site from other Montana locations and restored.
This 1873 residence originally stood at Junction City, a mile and a half north of Nevada City.
The balcony provides a view of Nevada City.
The Living Room
The Office/Library
The Bathroom
The bathroom (i.e. tub) is located on the stairway landing. The step into the bathroom is rather high.
Shown above is the bathroom landing.
Another view of the bathroom landing and the high step into the bathroom.
Master Bedroom
Second Bedroom
Dining Room
Kitchen
Shown above is an ice box.
Shown above is a butter churn.
Shown above is an ice cream maker
Museums 101
Museums 101 is a series of photo tours of museum exhibits. Here are the links to some of the other photo tours from this series.
Museums 101: An Outdoor Collection of Farm Equipment (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The Parlor at the Fort Dalles Museum (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The Burrows House Museum (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Fishing and Glass Net Floats (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Newspapers and Telephones (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: Flying and Feathered Dinosaurs (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The SAGE Center (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The Timber Industry (Photo Diary)
Museums 101: The Fire Museum (Photo Diary)