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Angels Hotel
LocationMain St. at Birds Way, Angels Camp, California
Coordinates 38°4′7.1″N120°32′21.4″W / 38.068639°N 120.539278°W / 38.068639; -120.539278
Built1856
ArchitectC.C. Lake
NRHP reference No. 72000220 [2]
CHISL No.734 [1]
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". [1]

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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. [1]

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. [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Angels Hotel". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.