Adams and Company Building explained

Adams and Company Building
Location:	1014 2nd Street Sacramento, California
Coordinates:	38.5826°N -121.5044°W
Built:	1853
Architect:	Historic American Buildings Survey
Designation1:	California
Designation1 Number:	607

Adams and Company Building is an historical brick and granite (from quarries near present-day Folsom) building in Sacramento, California used for pioneer communications, finance and transportation servies. The Adams and Company Building is a California Historical Landmark No. 607. The Adams and Company Building is located at 1014 2nd Street in Old Sacramento State Historic Park. Adams and Company closed after its bank, Page, Bacon & Company failed in 1855.^{[1] [2]}

The Adams and Company Building has been used for:^[3]

• Adams and Company's express and banking house from 1853 to 1855.
• Alta Telegraph Company
• California State Telegraph Company
• Pacific Express Company, founded on March 1, 1855, by former Adams and Company employees, closed in 1857.
• California Stage Company
• Sacramento City Bank 1850 John M. Rhodes bank (Rhodes, Sturges & Co), with Shasta brach, failed Feb 12, 1857.^[4]
• Wells Fargo & Co. offices in the 1850s
• Central Overland Pony Express Office in 1861
• State Telephone Company
  • Western Union Old Sac Leather Works, current founded in 1983.

See also

• California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County

Notes and References

1. https://www.westerncoversociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Western_Cover_Society__Western_Express__1986-10.pdf Western Express, Pacific Express Company, October 1986, By Robert D. Livingston
2. https://www.loc.gov/item/ca0500/ Adams and Company Building, loc.gov
3. https://www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com/landmarks/chl-607 California Historical Landmark No. 607, californiahistoricallandmarks.com
4. https://stamps.org/Portals/0/ArticlesDistinction/WesternCoverSociety_2014.pdf Sacramento City Bank, John M. Rhodesstamps.org