Columbia in Tuolumne County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Claverie Building

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 3, 2012

1. Claverie Building Marker

Inscription. Shortly after the fire of August, 1857, this one-story brick structure was built by three Frenchmen; L. Claverie, Charles Meysan, and Victor Pinchard. After their partnership dissolved in 1861, Meysan owned the building until 1869. He sold it to Sun Lun Sing and it became known as the “The Old China Store”. This formerly French section of town became a predominantly Chinese area. By the mid-1870s a Joss House and Chinese theater adjoined the Claverie Building.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 38° 2.185′ N, 120° 24.021′ W. Marker is in Columbia, California, in Tuolumne County. It is on Main Street (Italian Bar Road), on the right when traveling north. This marker is located in Columbia State Historical Park between Jackson and Pacific Streets. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia CA 95310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Cosmopolitan Society (within shouting distance of this marker); Bixel Brewery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Burns Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); A Bountiful Place to Live (about

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300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Water, Precious as Gold (about 400 feet away); Prosper Rocher Brewery (about 400 feet away); Wilson/McConnell House (about 400 feet away); James Wood Coffroth (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Claverie Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 3, 2012

2. Claverie Building and Marker

The Claverie Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 3, 2012

3. The Claverie Building

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, March 3, 2012

4. The Claverie Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 964 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 8, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.