榆(yu)次(ci)城隍廟(miao)(miao)(miao)在市區東(dong)大(da)(da)(da)街中(zhong)段(duan)北側。據《榆(yu)次(ci)縣志》載有(you)明代(dai)鞏昌府知(zhi)府金中(zhong)夫(榆(yu)次(ci)人(ren)(ren))撰的《城隍廟(miao)(miao)(miao)》一(yi)文,可知(zhi)現(xian)存的城隍廟(miao)(miao)(miao)是由原(yuan)(yuan)北門內善政坊以東(dong)的舊(jiu)城隍廟(miao)(miao)(miao)拆遷(qian)后(hou)營(ying)建(jian)(jian)(jian)的。舊(jiu)城隍廟(miao)(miao)(miao)元代(dai)至正(zheng)(zheng)二(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)二(er)(er)年(nian)(nian)(1362)在達魯花赤帖木兒(er)主持下(xia)建(jian)(jian)(jian)造的。宣德(de)六(liu)年(nian)(nian)(1431)榆(yu)次(ci)縣令(ling)曹(cao)顯(xian)覺得舊(jiu)城隍廟(miao)(miao)(miao)狹小簡陋、便(bian)(bian)拆掉就舊(jiu)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)在現(xian)今的地(di)方營(ying)建(jian)(jian)(jian)了(le)正(zheng)(zheng)殿(dian)(dian)三間(jian),東(dong)西廂房(fang)各三間(jian),山(shan)門一(yi)間(jian)。成化十(shi)(shi)二(er)(er)年(nian)(nian)(1476)三月,又擴充(chong)了(le)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)的范圍,把(ba)原(yuan)(yuan)三間(jian)正(zheng)(zheng)殿(dian)(dian)遷(qian)到后(hou)面(mian)約八(ba)丈(zhang)遠(yuan)的地(di)方作為(wei)寢(qin)殿(dian)(dian),并在寢(qin)殿(dian)(dian)前(qian)四丈(zhang)的地(di)方新建(jian)(jian)(jian)了(le)五間(jian)顯(xian)佑(you)殿(dian)(dian)(正(zheng)(zheng)殿(dian)(dian)).弘治七年(nian)(nian)(1494),榆(yu)次(ci)人(ren)(ren)李選認為(wei)廟(miao)(miao)(miao)內殿(dian)(dian)宇雖然宏大(da)(da)(da),但(dan)原(yuan)(yuan)來的廂房(fang)相(xiang)形之下(xia),便(bian)(bian)顯(xian)得很(hen)不相(xiang)稱,便(bian)(bian)在東(dong)西兩(liang)側各建(jian)(jian)(jian)了(le)十(shi)(shi)四間(jian)廂房(fang),弘治十(shi)(shi)年(nian)(nian)(1497)榆(yu)次(ci)人(ren)(ren)苻吉(ji)等主持又于正(zheng)(zheng)殿(dian)(dian)南正(zheng)(zheng)中(zhong)建(jian)(jian)(jian)閣,起名“玄(xuan)鑒(jian)樓”。正(zheng)(zheng)德(de)四年(nian)(nian)(1509),榆(yu)次(ci)人(ren)(ren)王嵩主持在玄(xuan)鑒(jian)樓南面(mian)修了(le)五間(jian)山(shan)門,正(zheng)(zheng)德(de)六(liu)年(nian)(nian)(1511)全部告成。玄(xuan)鑒(jian)樓被世界歷史文化保護基金會評為(wei)全球精美的100處古(gu)建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑之一(yi)。后(hou)榆(yu)次(ci)人(ren)(ren)左(zuo)桂原(yuan)(yuan)、李引道(dao)兩(liang)人(ren)(ren)主持在閣北靠閣建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑了(le)樂樓。嘉靖六(liu)年(nian)(nian)(1527)由榆(yu)次(ci)人(ren)(ren)孫文質(zhi)、崔棕于廟(miao)(miao)(miao)門南大(da)(da)(da)道(dao)對面(mian)建(jian)(jian)(jian)了(le)屏障。
嘉(jia)靖十二年(1533),榆次人趙弘、苻產明又于(yu)山門外東(dong)西兩(liang)(liang)側跨道建(jian)牌坊各一(yi)座:東(dong)叫“保(bao)障”,西叫“昭(zhao)假(jia)”。并在(zai)門口豎了兩(liang)(liang)根鐵旗桿(gan),門兩(liang)(liang)旁檐內(nei)塑神像(xiang)兩(liang)(liang)尊。乾隆三十九年(1774)于(yu)廟西增建(jian)了道院和財神廟,民國八年(1919)由趙文允負責給(gei)城隍廟做(zuo)了最后一(yi)次維修。
建國(guo)后榆(yu)(yu)次(ci)城(cheng)隍廟曾作為展覽(lan)館(guan)、圖書館(guan)使用。文革期間(jian)圖書館(guan)約三十萬冊(ce)圖書被洗劫一空,1971年(nian)城(cheng)隍廟被榆(yu)(yu)次(ci)膠鞋廠占用,直至(zhi)1984年(nian)國(guo)慶遷(qian)出,國(guo)家拔(ba)專款20萬元,山(shan)西省(sheng)拔(ba)專款10萬元,榆(yu)(yu)次(ci)市拔(ba)專款10萬元,整修城(cheng)隍廟。
2001年(nian)榆次區(qu)在修復榆次老城歷史街區(qu)時,再次對(dui)城隍廟(miao)進行(xing)了(le)維修,恢復了(le)它歷史的本(ben)來面(mian)目。