Balsar House / I.O.O.F Hall

Balsar House / I.O.O.F Hall (HM1136)

Location: Georgetown, CA 95634 El Dorado County
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N 38° 54.324', W 120° 50.386'

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Inscription
[Three small markers are mounted on the front of the building:]
Marker 1:
Balsar House
A hotel built in 1850 by
Madam Balsar
Remodeled for an opera house in 1870. Restored by the Independent Order Odd Fellows and used as a meeting place by fraternal orders.

Marker 2:
Balsar House
Erected 1859 by a butcher Joseph Olmstead
Erected at a cost of $15,000
In 1889 it was bought by I.O.O.F.

Marker 3:
I.O.O.F Hall
Formerly the
Balsar House 1859
Historic Site
El Dorado County
No. 17
Details
HM NumberHM1136
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series, and the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series.
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Marker Number17
Placed ByEl Dorado Chapter 186, N.D.G.W., and Growlersburg Chapter 86, E Clampus Vitus
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 12:08pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 687316 N 4308497
Decimal Degrees38.90540000, -120.83976667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 54.324', W 120° 50.386'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 54' 19.44" N, 120° 50' 23.16" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 112 Georgetown Rd, Georgetown CA 95634, US
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