Orleans Hotel

Orleans Hotel
1857 sketch of Orleans Hotel with its neighboring buildings
Location1018 2nd Street, Sacramento, California (Old Sacramento)
Coordinates38°34′57″N 121°30′17″W / 38.58256°N 121.50463°W / 38.58256; -121.50463
Built1852
Reference no.608[1]

The Orleans Hotel is a building listed as a California Historical Landmark.[1] Formerly a prominent hotel in Sacramento, California, it now serves as upscale apartments in Old Sacramento.

History

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The original Orleans Hotel was built by materials from New Orleans shipped around Cape Horn by its owner Maria Hastings.[2] There were 40 rooms and a saloon downstairs that served as a frequent stop for stagecoaches that were on their way to the mines during the California Gold Rush.[2] Mark Twain had even resided in the hotel in 1866 during his employment at the Sacramento Union.[3] The building burned down in 1852 along with many other Sacramento buildings in a large fire. It was rebuilt by the next year, this time in brick, only to meet the same fate in another fire in 1923.[2]

Several attempts were made to build on the site of the former Orleans Hotel since 1975,[4][5] but none succeeded until a business owner financed a new mixed-use building in 2007, with construction finished in 2008.[6]

Today the new Orleans Hotel replica is a four-story building with an exterior that matches the Gold Rush-era original. There are 24 rental lofts on the upper floors and was built with plans for a restaurant and other retail opportunities on the bottom floor.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Orleans Hotel". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  2. ^ a b c Davila, Robert (22 January 1990). "PLANNED REBIRTH MAY FAIL AGAIN FOR HISTORIC HOTEL". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.
  3. ^ Roberts, Alison (21 May 2005). "Twain spotting - The famed author spent only a little time in Sacramento , but we still say he's ours". The Sacramento Bee. p. E1.
  4. ^ Alim, Faizah (1 August 1987). "TRYING TO RECREATE HISTORIC HOTEL $9.1 MILLION OLD SACRAMENTO PLAN FACES REDEVELOPMENT HEARING MONDAY". The Sacramento Bee. p. B2.
  5. ^ "OLD SACRAMENTO HOTEL PLAN ADVANCES". The Sacramento Bee. 4 August 1987. p. B3.
  6. ^ Vellinga, Mary Lynne (4 July 2008). "Downtown's projects rise in face of downturn - Hotels, offices, lofts in Sacramento's core are staying on track". The Sacramento Bee. p. A1.
  7. ^ Shallit, Bob (30 September 2008). "Old Sac apartments offer tony rooms -- with a view". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.
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