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The Plaque Reads
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 0f Bank of America, April 9, 1982.
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