Prince-Garibaldi Building
Prince-Garibaldi Building is located in California
Prince-Garibaldi Building
Location of Prince-Garibaldi Building in California
Prince-Garibaldi Building is located in the United States
Prince-Garibaldi Building
Prince-Garibaldi Building (the United States)
Location4298 Main Street
Altaville, California
Coordinates38°04′45″N 120°33′15″W / 38.079117°N 120.554199°W / 38.079117; -120.554199
Built1852
Reference no.735

Prince-Garibaldi Building is a historical building in Altaville, California in Calaveras County. Altaville, California is just north of the town of Angels Camp. The building was built by B. R. Prince and G. Garibardi in 1852 as a general store on the first floor. The building is built built by David Strosberger out of rhyolite tuff stones designed. In 1857 a second floor was added and used for the store owner's living space. For a time the building was the Prince Undertaking Parlor with a plumed horse hearse.[1][2] The Prince-Garibaldi Building is a California Historical Landmark No. 735 of California State Route 49.[3][4][5]

Bartholomew Romaggi Prince, B. R. Prince, Bartolo Prince, was born on March 7, 1829, in Romaggi, Liguria, Italy. He came to California in 1852. He married Mary Ann Hanratty (1839-1890) born in Northern Ireland died in Altaville. Prince and Garabardi opened the goods store in Altaville. Later he opened a quartz mine looking for gold in the California Gold Rush. Prince opened and ran the Altaville Hotel (on Murphys Road), livery stable (Prince's Livery and Feed on Angels Camp Rd. and San Andreas Rd., now the site of Altaville Aquatic Center), the Murphys Toll Road (now Grade Road), and undertaking parlor. For a time he ran a silkworm firm, the silk he sold to Italy. His silk won prizes at the local Calaveras County Fair. Prince owned most of the town's commercial firm for 47 years. When he retired he moved to Stockton, California, he died June 7, 1905, at age 76. Edward R. Prince, Frank R. Prince, Tessie R. [Prince] Favinger, Mary L. Buhrer, Lawrence G. Preston [AKA Goldstone], Bartolo and Mary Prince children and inlaws were: Frank Romaggi Prince (1861–1907), Dante Prince (1864–1911), Mary Romaggi Prince Fischer (1866–1920), Domingo Romaggi Prince (1868–1890), Joseph Romaggi Prince (1873–1923), Theresa Romaggi Prince Favinger (1873–1962) and Edward Romaggi Prince (1875–1945).[6][7][8]

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References

  1. ↑ Prince-Garibaldi Buildingmalakoff.com
  2. ↑ plumed hearse photo
  3. ↑ "PRINCE-GARIBARDI BUILDING". CA State Parks.
  4. ↑ "Prince-Garibardi Building Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  5. ↑ "Prince-Garibardi Building (No. 735 California Historical Landmark) | Sierra Nevada Geotourism". sierranevadageotourism.org.
  6. ↑ Calaveras Co Historical Society and 1888-1896
  7. ↑ https://www.calaverashistory.org/history-under-the-bret-harte-pool
  8. ↑ (Buckbee 1922:47-48; Sanborn 1890, 1895, 1905)
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