Angels Hotel

The Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, was the hotel where the author Mark Twain heard a story that he would later turn into his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County".^[1]

Angels Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
California Historical Landmark No. 734[1]
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Location	Main St. at Birds Way, Angels Camp, California
Coordinates	38°4′7.1″N 120°32′21.4″W
Built	1856
Architect	C.C. Lake
NRHP reference No.	72000220[2]
CHISL No.	734[1]
Added to NRHP	March 24, 1972

The hotel was originally a canvas tent erected by C. C. Lake in 1851, and replaced by a one-story wooden structure. It was rebuilt with stone in 1855, and a second story was added in 1857.^[1]

In front of the building is the "Frog Hop of Fame", where commemorative plaques are embedded in the sidewalk for the winners of the annual Jumping Frog Jubilee frog jumping contest.^[1]

The building, no longer operated as a hotel, is registered as California Historical Landmark #734.^[1] It was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[2] It is currently an apartment complex.

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  Angels Hotel, date unknown
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  The hotel in 2009

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Calaveras County, California