Angels Hotel

Angels Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
California Historical Landmark No. 734[2]
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Location	Main St. at Birds Way, Angels Camp, California
Coordinates	38°4′7.1″N 120°32′21.4″W
Built	1856
Architect	C.C. Lake
NRHP reference No.	72000220[1]
CHISL No.	734[2]
Added to NRHP	March 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".[2]

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.[2]

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.[2]

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

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  Angels Hotel, date unknown
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  The hotel in 2009

See also

• Historic preservation
• History of the National Register of Historic Places
• United States National Register of Historic Places listings

References

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

External links

• National Register of Historic Places
• 1944 Life Magazine Photos
• Jumping Frog Jubilee
• Frog Hop of Fame