5/9/2024
5/9/2024
Landmark information
- Location:
112 J St, Old Sacramento - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
7/27/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/9/2024 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 34.982, W 121 30.325
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Vernon-Brannan House
Sacramento's first post office was located on this lot in 1849. In 1853, Henry E. Robinson bought the lot from Samuel Brannan and built this three story brick building, naming it the Jones Hotel. The Sacramento Pioneer Association first organized in this building in 1854. In 1855, it became a boarding house called the Vernon House, owned by Miss O. J. Clark. In 1865, Samuel Brannan bought the building, turned it back into a hotel, and renamed it Brannan House. This building was lifted approximately nine feet in 1868.