Butte City, Amador County, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

38°19′33″N 120°44′7″W / 38.32583°N 120.73528°W / 38.32583; -120.73528CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyAmador CountyElevation

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1,036 ft (316 m)

The Butte store is the only structure still standing of the original mining town of Butte City.^[2] It used to be one of 100 buildings.^[1] It was built in 1857 by Enrico Bruni, an Italian stonemason.^[1]^[3] It is made of brick and fieldstone from Calaveras. It also has three doors made of iron.^[3] Xavier Benoist used it as a store and bakery.^[2] The building served as a post office. It was also a general store called Ginocchio's. The Ginnochio family owned it for 50 years. It closed in the 1900s.^[3] It is a California Historical Landmark.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Butte Store (California Historical Landmark No. 39)". Sierra Nevada Geotourism MapGuide. National Geographic. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Butte Store". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Butte Store". The American West (Pacific Coastal). Historical Marker Database. Retrieved September 3, 2012.