| National Exchange Hotel | |
| Nrhp Type: | cp |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Partof: | Nevada City Downtown Historic District |
| Partof Refnum: | 85002520 |
| Designated Other1: | California |
| Location: | 211 Broad St., Nevada City, California |
| Coordinates: | 39.2622°N -121.0179°W |
| Built: | 1856 |
| Architecture: | Victorian, brick |
| Added: | October 25, 1973 |
| Refnum: | 73000416 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 899 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | both |
The National Exchange Hotel (also known as the National Hotel) is located in Nevada City in the U.S. state of California. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a California Historical Landmark, it is one of the oldest continuously operated hotels west of the Rockies.[1] It opened in August 1856 under the name of "Bicknell Block".
In 1863, there was a fire and the hotel was shut down for a temporary period of time. By 1894, a new balcony had been added to the hotel (pictured).[2] At a civic affair in San Francisco a Nevada City businessman, John J. Jackson, claimed that a meeting that took place in 1898 at the National Hotel was the creation of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.[3] In 2012, the hotel was the subject of an episode of Ghost Adventures.