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The Barudoni Building is at 5250 Front Street. It is the granite building across from the Old
Saint Mary's Chapel. Meat broker Joseph Barudoni built it in 1905 as a meat market with an
office for Doctor Woodbridge on the second floor. In May 1914 . . . — — Map (db m291057) HM
The house is typical of the era (Circa 1905 – 1910). It was built for Henry D. Fletcher M.D. and served as his medical office until 1920.
Businessman C.A. Moon purchased the house in 1936. — — Map (db m23425) HM
San Francisco Archbishop Joseph Alemany dedicated this building as Saint Mary's of the
Assumption Catholic Church in 1883. It was on an oak framed knoll about 300 yards south of
here on the opposite side of Front Street. The church served . . . — — Map (db m291053) HM
Rocklins Irish community started to raise funds to build their own church it was St. Patricks Day; the year, 1881. Two years later this building was completed. Archbishop Joseph Alemany of San Francisco dedicated the building as St. Marys of . . . — — Map (db m23004) HM
Peter Hill served on the Rocklin City Council for almost 30 years when the city grew from 7,000 to 58,000. He was Mayor six times and is the longest serving council member in city history.
He was a strong advocate for comprehensive long term . . . — — Map (db m266016) HM
Central Pacific reached Rocklin, 22 miles from its Sacramento Terminus, in May, 1864, when the railroad established a major locomotive terminal here. Trains moving over the Sierra were generally cut in two sections at this point, in order to ascend . . . — — Map (db m11088) HM
May 1893: Another block fire raged on Rocklins Front Street; 25 businesses were destroyed and chambermaid Alice Irish lost her life. In that same year, the City of Rocklin was incorporated. Foremost on the new citys agenda was the need for fire . . . — — Map (db m239929) HM
In 1857, the Whitneys arrival in Rocklin signaled the start of the Spring Valley Ranch. In the early 1900s another important chapter of Rocklins agricultural history began with the arrival of Japanese and Spanish immigrants.
Both the . . . — — Map (db m243176) HM
Circa 1863 Rocklin was chosen by the Central Pacific Railroad as
the location for the roundhouse as it was close to the point where
the railbed steepens and heads towards Auburn. The decision to
build at Rocklin also reflected Rocklin's proximity . . . — — Map (db m143622) HM
This memorial is dedicated in memory
of all the men and women from the
Rocklin area who made the sacrifice
to protect our lives and property
while serving in the Armed Forces
of the United States of America.
We stand in deep . . . — — Map (db m22992) HM
Main Marker
Ruhkala Family
Raising 11 children, Finland natives Eva and Matt Ruhkala's lasting family legacy extends throughout Rocklin including the Granite industry since the 1890's. City Councel, School Board, Lions Club, Mother's . . . — — Map (db m266047) HM
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were good economic times for Rocklin. The Central Pacific roundhouse opened in 1867 and employed 300 people. In most years, Rocklin's granite quarries were busy mining stone for many of California's . . . — — Map (db m291059) HM
In January 1863 the Central Pacific Railroad started laying transcontinental railroad rails
eastward from downtown Sacramento according to plans by Theodore Judah. Judah's intent was
to build a roundhouse at Junction. now Roseville, to service the . . . — — Map (db m291055) HM
The Trott Hotel was built in 1866 and was one of the first hotels in Rocklin. The hotel was built and operated by Samuel Trott. It burned down in Nov. 1869 with the loss of one life. It was rebuilt that same year. The south portion was torn down in . . . — — Map (db m23037) HM
