Union Hotel and Union Hall

The state registered this landmark in January 1958, when there was nothing left of it to save. Bank of America bought the corner in 1955 and demolished the stone hotel and the hall for a branch, and in 1982 the bank co-sponsored the bronze on its own wall. The first adobe hotel stood so low, its bricks dug from its own lot, that the bar sat below street level and was said to flood in winter rains. The rebuilt hall later held Sonoma High's basketball games.

What the plaque says

Site of Union Hotel and Union Hall On this site between 1849 and 1957 stood the Union Hotel and Hall. Built by three veterans of the Mexican War, the hotel was a one-story adobe and the hall a one-story frame building. These were destroyed by fire in 1866 and replaced by two-story structures of stone and wood. The hotel was a rendezvous for such noted soldiers as William T. Sherman, Joseph Hooker, George Stoneman, and George Derby. The hall was also a focal point for theatrical, social, musical, and political events in Sonoma. The Bank of America built its Sonoma branch on this site in 1957. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 627 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Sonoma branch of Bank of America, April 9, 1982.

Where it stands

More markers nearby

• Salvador Vallejo Adobe — steps away
• Swiss Hotel — steps away
• Bear Flag Monument — steps away
• Nash Adobe — steps away