Barcar Building 1897 - Vacaville, CA
N 38° 21.394 W 121° 59.353
10S E 588313 N 4245861
This historical marker resides in front of the Barcar Building on Main Street.
Waymark Code: WMNF9Y
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2015
Views: 1
Hanging in front of 318 Main Street building is a historical marker that reads:
Barcar Building
1897Two structures built by Raleigh Barcar, newspaper publisher and second owner of the Vacaville Reporter. Lower floor of the two-story brick building was for businesses. At one time it was Vacaville's fire station. Upper story was for offices and club rooms. Adjacent building west was built for The Reporter (founded in 1883). It continued to publish there until it was moved in 1993 by the John Rico Publishing Co.
Donors: John, Grace and Richard Rico, 1997
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I was able to locate a webpage that contained a photo of this building from 1908 (below) but doesn't show or mention a fire department, so my assumption is the fire department existed before 1908.
Group that erected the marker: Vacaville Heritage Council
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
318 Main Street
Vacaville, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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