Angels Hotel
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{{Infobox NRHP
| designated_other1 = California
| designated_other1_number = 734
| designated_other1_num_position = both
| name = Angels Hotel
| image = 2009-0724-CA-AngelsHotel.jpg
| caption =
| location = Main St. at Birds Way, Angels Camp, California
| coordinates = {{coord|38|4|7.1|N|120|32|21.4|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = California#USA
|map_label =Angels Hotel
| area =
| built = 1856
| architect = C.C. Lake
| architecture =
| added = March 24, 1972
| refnum = 72000220{{NRISref|2008a}}
}}
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".
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.
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.
The building, no longer operated as a hotel, is registered as California Historical Landmark #734.{{cite ohp |id=734 |name=Angels Hotel |accessdate=2012-09-05}} It was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is currently an apartment complex.
Image:AngelsHotel AngelsCampCA.jpg|Angels Hotel, date unknown
Image:Angels hotel 2009.JPG|The hotel in 2009
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/index.htm National Register of Historic Places]
- [https://images.google.com/images?q=%22angels+hotel%22+source%3Alife 1944 Life Magazine Photos]
- [http://www.frogtown.org/ Jumping Frog Jubilee]
- [http://www.cityofangels.org/froghop.htm Frog Hop of Fame]
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{California Historical Landmarks in Calaveras County, California}}
Category:Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Category:Buildings and structures in Calaveras County, California
Category:History of Calaveras County, California
Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1855
Category:California Historical Landmarks
Category:Hotels established in 1851
Category:1851 establishments in California
Category:Defunct hotels in California
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Calaveras County, California
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