Downieville
GPS *** N39' 33.625 W120' 49.676 *** elev. 2908'
    CRAYCROFT BUILDING
ORIGINALLY A LOG BUILDING CONSTRUCTED
IN 1850 BY JOHN CRAYCROFT & COMPANY. IT HOUSED THE FAMOUS CRAYCROFT SALOON WHICH BOASTED A 70 FOOT BAR MADE FROM ONE RIP-SAWED BOARD. DESTROYED BY FIRE, ON FEBRUARY 19, 1852, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY REPLACED BY THE PRESENT BRICK & STONE STRUCTURE. IN THE EARLY DAYS THE BUILDING HOUSED THE COURT OF SESSIONS, THE MASONS, SIERRA CITIZEN & MOUNTAIN ECHO NEWS- PAPERS, LA BELLE RESTAURANT, AND THE JAIL. DEDICATED AUGUST 23, 1980
BY DOWNIE CHAPTER NO. 1849 E CLAMPUS VITUS |
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