The Orleans Hotel with all of its grandeur was once considered to be one of the most prominent hotels in Sacramento. Located at 1018 2nd Street in Old Sacramento. The hotel was built in 1852 and consisted of 40 rooms on the upper floors, with the saloon occupying the bottom floor.
The original Orleans Hotel was owned by Maria Hastings whom had all the building material shipped all the way from New Orleans. I believe this is how Orleans Hotel name came about. What do you think ?
The hotel was also an stagecoach stop where weary travelers could rest before heading out to strike their riches in "Gold" !
Dancer / Actress Lola Montez entertained guest by performing her famous Spanish "Spider Dance". Mark Twain also resided here at the hotel during his employment at the Sacramento Union.
So far during its lifetime, the hotel had burned down twice. The first time was in 1852, and the second time was in 1923. By studying old photos of the original Orlean Hotel, architect "Josef Van Ruiten" was able to reconstruct the hotel to its original beauty !
Today a restaurant and retail space occupies the ground floor while the upper floors contain 24 up-scale apartments
Every building has an story to tell. Thanks for reading !
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