DOWNIEVILLE
GPS *** N39' 33.623 W120' 49.731 *** elev. 2876'
    HIRSCHFELDTER BUILDING
THIS FIREPROOF STONE BUILDING WAS BUILT
BY E. HIRSCHFELDTER SHORTLY AFTER THE DOWNIEVILLE FIRE OF FEBRUARY 19, 1852. IT IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH ARCHITECTURE. FROM ITS INCEPTION, IT WAS USED AS A HARDWARE STORE UTILIZING A FRAME BUILDING BEHIND TO HOUSE A TIN AND IRON WORKS AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, THE BUILDING BECAME A GROCERY STORE, AS IS ITS FUNCTION TODAY DEDICATED AUGUST 29, 1981
DOWNIE CHAPTER NO. 1849 E CLAMPUS VITUS |
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