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Hotel Stockton

Stockton, California

Culture, History, Historic House

The hotel, which opened in 1910, was designed as a grand hotel with 252 rooms and became popular among visitors to Stockton, especially traveling entertainers. In 1912, the City of Stockton moved its City Hall into the hotel, where it remained until 1926. The building's role in local government ultimately outlasted its role as a hotel; when the hotel closed for business in 1960, the county courthouse relocated to the building for the next four years while a new courthouse was built. The building served yet another branch of government in 1976, when San Joaquin County purchased the building as office space for its Public Administration Department.

Children's, History, Historic House, Specialized

The Tidewater Southern Railway Historical Society maintains a railroad museum at the San Joaquin County Fair grounds in Building #1 behind the Administrative Office. The Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and disseminating the historical record of the Tidewater Southern Railway. Their museum displays artifacts and information of the Tidewater Southern along with a railroad display that depicts many of the sites along the Tidewater Southern.

Culture, History, Historic House

This is basically an outdoor museum with 10+ displays listing the people and events that occurred over the 76 years of the University of the Pacific Football Program. Special emphasis is on Amos Alonzo Stagg, which the stadium was eventually renamed in his honor.