Hacienda Hotel - New Almaden, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 37° 10.439 W 121° 49.420
10S E 604428 N 4114820
Historic hotel, now a restaurant.
Waymark Code: WM54RX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2008
Views: 10
"HACIENDA HOTEL
HERE IN 1848 WAS BUILT THE FIRST TWO
STORY ADOBE HOTEL IN CALIFORNIA.
ORIGINALLY A BOARDING HOUSE, THE BUILD-
ING WAS CONVERTED INTO A SMALL HOTEL
TO ACCOMMODATE VISITORS AT THE MINING
SETTLEMENT. DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1874,
AND LATER REBUILT.
AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF THE POPULAT-
ION, THE BUILDING STOOD VACANT FOR
MANY YEARS UNTIL IT WAS REMODELED IN
1934 TO SERVE AS A RESTAURANT.
KARL M. & HELEN V. RESCH NAMED THEIR
NEW RESTAURANT, "CAFE DEL RIO" AND
CONTINUED IN BUSINESS UNTIL THEY SOLD
IT IN 1968.
DEDICATED DECEMBER 10, 1983 IN MEMORY
OF KARL M. & HELEN V. RESCH BY THE
MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER No. 1850
E CLAMPUS VITUS
"RIGHT WRONGS NOBODY"" (
visit link)