Angels Hotel

United States historic place
Angels Hotel
California Historical Landmark No. 734[2]
38°4′7.1″N 120°32′21.4″W / 38.068639°N 120.539278°W / 38.068639; -120.539278
Built1856
ArchitectC.C. Lake
NRHP reference No.72000220[1]
CHISL No.734[2]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 1972

The Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, was the hotel where the author Mark Twain heard a story that he would later turn into his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County".[2]

The hotel was originally a canvas tent erected by C. C. Lake in 1851, and replaced by a one-story wooden structure. It was rebuilt with stone in 1855, and a second story was added in 1857.[2]

In front of the building is the "Frog Hop of Fame", where commemorative plaques are embedded in the sidewalk for the winners of the annual Jumping Frog Jubilee frog jumping contest.[2]

The building, no longer operated as a hotel, is registered as California Historical Landmark #734.[2] It was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] It is currently an apartment complex.

  • Angels Hotel, date unknown
    Angels Hotel, date unknown
  • The hotel in 2009
    The hotel in 2009

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Angels Hotel". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved September 5, 2012.

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