The present bar of the hotel has been in continuous operation since 1852, when it was known as the Golden Gate Saloon. The wooden building had a back extension known as the Exchange Hotel and offered food and lodging by January 1853. The saloon was destroyed in the fire of 1855 and was rebuilt out of fieldstone with a brick front. The Holbrooke, built 1862 had the adjacent Golden Gate Saloon incorporated in the hotel building.

California Registered Landmark No. 914.

Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Nevada County Landmarks Commission, March 18, 1978.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Chruch Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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