Cottage #1
This cottage is the largest of the dwellings built by Barron, Forbes & Co. in the late 1840's. It contained four fireplaces and a large wood-burning basement stove used by servants to prepare meals. It was purchased in 1863 by New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Co. and earlier in 1856 housed the head mining engineers.| HM Number | HMRNK |
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| Series | This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series |
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| Year Placed | 2005 |
| Placed By | Harry & Buffy Wellman Family, The New Almaden Quicksilver County Park Assoc. & Mountain Charlie Chapter #1850, E Clampus Vitus |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 10:46am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10S E 604689 N 4115290 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.17818333, -121.82066667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 10.691', W 121° 49.24' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 10' 41.46" N, 121° 49' 14.40" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 408 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 21445-21471 Almaden Rd, San Jose CA 95120, US |
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