City Hotel (Sonora, California)

The City Hotel in Sonora, California is a former hotel in downtown Sonora at 145 South Washington Street.[2] The building, constructed circa 1852, is associated with Alonzo Green, Sonora's mayor in 1852 and 1853, and James Lane. It includes a sitting room, bar and restaurant with rooms upstairs. It is built of slate, adobe, and red brick, and is one of Sonora's oldest buildings. It belonged to Olivier Bemis in the 1860s. In the early 1900s, the hotel ran a daily horse-pulled-bus service to meet trains.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for Tuolumne County, California in 1983.[1]

City Hotel
Sonora, California's old hotel building
City Hotel (Sonora, California) is located in California
City Hotel (Sonora, California)
City Hotel (Sonora, California) is located in the United States
City Hotel (Sonora, California)
Location145 S. Washington St., Sonora, California
Coordinates37°59′1″N 120°22′51″W / 37.98361°N 120.38083°W / 37.98361; -120.38083
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1852
NRHP reference No.83001248[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ City Hotel - Sonora, CA Waymarking.com
  3. ^ Register Tuolumne County Historical Society