Orleans Hotel
| Orleans Hotel | |
|---|---|
 1857 sketch of Orleans Hotel with its neighboring buildings | |
| Location | 1018 2nd Street, Sacramento, California (Old Sacramento) |
| Coordinates | 38°34′57″N 121°30′17″W / 38.58256°N 121.50463°W |
| Built | 1852 |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Orleans Hotel". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ^ a b c Davila, Robert (22 January 1990). "PLANNED REBIRTH MAY FAIL AGAIN FOR HISTORIC HOTEL". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "OLD SACRAMENTO HOTEL PLAN ADVANCES". The Sacramento Bee. 4 August 1987. p. B3.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Shallit, Bob (30 September 2008). "Old Sac apartments offer tony rooms -- with a view". The Sacramento Bee. p. B1.
External links
[edit]- Orleans Residential Site
- City of Sacramento - Orleans Hotel Project and Disposition and Development Agreement - Includes a very extensive history of Orleans Hotel