Moraga in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Moraga Barn

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 20, 2011

1. Moraga Barn Marker

Inscription. Built in 1914 as a hotel by the Moraga Company for its townsite development. It later became the Moraga Mercantile and included the telephone exchange and post office. Since 1933 it has been a bar.

Moraga Historical Society
Marker 5
1994

Erected 1994 by Moraga Historical Society. (Marker Number 5.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 37° 50.056′ N, 122° 7.83′ W. Marker is in Moraga, California, in Contra Costa County. Marker is at the intersection of Vlader Drive and Country Club Drive on Vlader Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moraga CA 94556, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Moraga Train Station (a few steps from this marker); Old Moraga Townsite (within shouting distance of this marker); Willow Spring School II (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joseph Joachin Moraga (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hacienda de las Flores (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Joaquin Moraga Adobe (approx. 1.4 miles away); Moraga Station (approx. 2 miles away); Rainbow Trout Species Identified (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moraga.

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Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 20, 2011

2. The Moraga Barn

The marker is visible here in the right side of the doorway. Although the marker indicates that the building is a bar, in 1995 the bar was closed and the building sat vacant for many years. A renovation of the building was completed in 2010, and as of 2011 there were plans for putting a restaurant in the building.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 917 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.