Located at the other end of Old Sacramento from the Sacramento History Museum stands a reconstruction of the Clarendon House at its original location. On December 12, 1855, the Clarendon House opened on Second Street between K and L Streets in Sacramento. The proprietor of the hotel was Caroline A. Williams, a woman of African descent, known in the community as “Aunt Carrie.” Williams came to California from Massachusetts in the spring of 1850. She was an experienced caterer and had a “flattering reputation” in Sacramento for over 4 years where she had a helped manage the Sacket Hotel and Grand Hotel. The Clarendon House had a convenient location near the K Street steamboat landing and the B.F. Hastings Building, which housed the California Supreme Court. The weekly rate for a room at the Clarendon House was 12 dollars. In 1857, the Clarendon closed and the furniture was sold at public auction. In 1861, Eugenie Dumas bought the Clarendon House and renamed it the Hotel de France, wh...