Colorado House - San Diego, CA
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bluesnote
N 32° 45.249 W 117° 11.838
11S E 481518 N 3624049
This former bank is now a museum in Old Town San Diego.
Waymark Code: WM140GB
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2021
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This is one of a few converted bank building in San Diego's Old Town. The plaque says,
"1851 Two-story, wood-frame hotel called the Colorado House built by Cave Couts.
1854 Couts leased property. San Diego Herald and various retail businesses leased space on second floor over next eighteen years.
1872 Destroyed by fire.
1993 Reconstructed by Wells Fargo & Company."
Type of Structure: Private Building
Other: N/A
Construction Date: 01/01/1851
Fire Date: 01/01/1872
Structure status: Plaque
Cause of Fire:
Unknown
Documentation of the fire: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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