Emporium - Jamestown, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"Built in 1897, during the Second Gold Rush, the commercial brick building was erected by J. W. Witney. The architect and builder was C. H. Wilson. This rectangular brick two-story building, with original living quarters on the second floor and sales room and offices on the first, is a late-Victorian with Eastlake details. The building was a pioneer department store, occupied by Witney for six months, then acquired by Moses Arendt, who managed the business until 1928 when he sold it to Jim Porter and Peter Barendregt. It served as the county telephone exchange from 1906-1923. From 1935 until 1967, it housed the Barendregt grocery store. Basically unaltered from its original form, it remains one of the most imposing business buildings in Jamestown and Tuolumne County." (visit link)

Street address: 735 Main St Jamestown, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: Tuolumne Year listed: 1978 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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