Auburn in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

First Placer County Hospital

219 Maple Street, Auburn, California

Photographed by Dave Geschke, Auburn Parlor NSGW

1. First Placer County Hospital Marker

Inscription. This building first constructed in 1852, opened on September 22, 1855 as the first Placer County Hospital. In 1890 the building was badly damaged by fire. At the time, the upstairs was the residence and gallery of photographer J.M. Jacobs and the dental offices of Dr. J.C. Hawver, also a spelunker and photographer, who with W.W. Banbrock, another photographer in Jacobs' gallery, produced many of the early photos and postcards of Auburn and Placer County. Placer County Hospital, which by then accepted private patients, was reestablished where the Auburn Town Center now stands and operated through 1974. J.M. Jacobs rebuilt, and the Jacobs family owned the building until 1957, and Placer County owned it until 2004, when it was purchased by the Old Town Auburn Preservation Society. The building is still listed o the National Register as the Jacobs House, and has a new life as the Gold Country Medical History Museum.

Erected 2008 by Native Sons of the Golden West, Duane R. Gavin, Grand President. (Marker Number 2008-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 22, 1855.

Location.

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38° 53.8′ N, 121° 4.688′ W. Marker is in Auburn, California, in Placer County. It is at the intersection of Maple Street and Commercial Street, on the left when traveling west on Maple Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 219 Maple Street, Auburn CA 95603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

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: Lawyers Row (here, next to this marker); Old Masonic Hall Erected 1860 (within shouting distance of this marker); G. Willment General Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Auburn Native Sons Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Placer Press (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacob Feldberg – L. Newman, Clothing (within shouting distance of this marker); Placer County Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Historical Auburn Fire House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.

More about this marker. The marker is to the left of the front door.

Also see . . . Gold Country Medical History Museum. (Submitted on April 17, 2016, by James King of San Miguel, California.)

First Placer County Hospital Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave Geschke, Auburn Parlor NSGW

2. First Placer County Hospital Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2016, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 1,423 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2016, by James King of San Miguel, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.