Capture California, the Game-2012
Adventure: 051, Site 099 –
Bayley House / Grange House
California Landmark Number: 551
National Registry ID: 1978000660
Team: Thing One, Thing Two
Date: September 27, 2012
Location:
Latitude:
38° 50.601′ N
Longitude:
121° 0.914′ W
Address: On State Hwy 49 (P.M. 31.3), 0.2 mi N of Pilot Hill
Date Built: 1861
The first Grange Hall in California, which James Marshall—yes that James Marshall, helped to found, is no longer there having been moved to Cool, CA. The marker has been removed, but the State still lists it on its web site. And the Bayley House itself is behind a chain-link fence, badly in need of restoration.
The Bayley House was built upon a gamble. In 1861, the Bayley Hotel had burnt down and AJ Bayley needed to built another hotel. He had heard the Transcontinental Railroad would be going down the Fremont Trail, right past his property. After building this house, it was found that the railroad would be cheaper to go over Donnor Pass and down through Auburn. Bayley also was a statewide Grange secretary and had the first Grange House built close to his house.
NO. 551 SITE OF CALIFORNIA'S FIRST GRANGE HALL - Pilot Hill Grange No. 1, with 29 charter members-Master, F. D. Brown - Secretary A. J. Bayley-was organized August 10, 1870. The Grange hall, dedicated at this site on November 23, 1889, was built by Alcandor A. Bayley.
Location: On State Hwy 49 (P.M. 31.3), 0.2 mi N of Pilot Hill
References:
- National Registry of Historical Places-Documents
and Photos
- Historical
Marker Database (HMDB.org)
- Bayley
House Restoration
Overall Landmark References:
- David Schmitt's California
State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
- Wikipedia: California's
National Landmarks (WCNL)
- State of California's California
Historical Landmarks (CHL)
- Wikipedia: California
State Landmarks (WCSL)
- State of California Historical
Resources (CHR)
- National
Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)
- Noehill
(NOE)
- Historical
Marker Database (HMDB)
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