Fountain-Tallman Soda Works - Placerville, CA - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

"The Fountain-Tallman Soda Works is a historic building in Placerville, California. It currently houses the Fountain & Tallman Museum, which is owned and operated by the El Dorado County Historical Society. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1984.

The two-story masonry structure was built as a soda water factory in 1852. The brick walls of the building are more than 2 feet (0.61 m) thick so ice and soda supplies could be kept cool. These construction materials protected it from fires that had destroyed surrounding buildings, and as a result it is the oldest building in Placerville.

The building was converted into a museum using the funds from the estate of Placerville native Stella Tracy. Originally called the Placerville Historical Museum, it contains some of Tracy's turn-of-the-century furniture and photos as well as other exhibits of 19th and 20th-century memorabilia.

Another nearby soda works, the John Pearson Soda Works, is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places." (visit link)

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