Sam Choy Brick Store
Sam Choy Brick Store | |
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Location | Bird Way, Angels Camp, California |
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Coordinates | 38°4′9″N 120°32′18″W / 38.06917°N 120.53833°WCoordinates: 38°4′9″N 120°32′18″W / 38.06917°N 120.53833°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1860 |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 84000759[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 20, 1984 |
The Sam Choy Brick Store, Angels Camp, California, is the only building remaining from a large Chinese settlement during the California gold rush. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
After it served as a general store, its owner sold it to Angels Camp for use as a jail.[1] The Sam Choy Brick Store is still owned by the city of Angels Camp.[2]
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- History of Calaveras County, California
- Chinese-American history
- Chinese-American culture in California
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Commercial buildings completed in 1860
- Neoclassical architecture in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Calaveras County, California
- National Register of Historic Places in Calaveras County, California
- California Registered Historic Place stubs
- Calaveras County, California geography stubs