Virginia City ยท C Street
Silver Queen Hotel
A C Street hotel whose 1870s saloon shows the Silver Queen, a 1958 portrait set with 3,261 silver dollars; no air conditioning, TVs or elevator.
- Built
- 1876Built 1876, the year after the Great Fire of 1875 (Wikipedia); the hotel marked its 150th year with a 2026 flyer.
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 26
- Price
- $
- Area
- C Street
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The Silver Queen dates from 1876 and sits on C Street at the heart of Virginia City. Its saloon, which dates from the 1870s, displays the Silver Queen, a 15-foot portrait commissioned in 1958 by owner Carroll Eaton and set with 3,261 Morgan silver dollars and a belt of 28 $20 gold coins. The hotel also runs an on-site wedding chapel, where Captain & Tennille married. To keep a period feel it has no air conditioning, TVs or elevator.
The ghost story
Lore holds that Rosie, a prostitute who worked at the hotel, killed herself in Room 11 and never left the building, a story hotel staff told KOLO 8 News in 2018; Ghost Adventures host Zak Bagans has told Mental Floss that Room 11 inspired the '11' tattoo on his arm.
Source: www.kolotv.com
Good to know
- No elevator
- Address: 28 N C St, Virginia City, NV 89440
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.