E. P. Figg Building, 224 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Significance: The E.P. Figg Building, erected in 1852 by E.P. Figg, a pioneer wholesale commission merchant, at a cost of $22,000, was among the early brick structures built immediately after the major fire. In this historical area was located the terminal of the Pony Express, 1860-61, and it was here that construction of the Central Pacific Railroad began in 1863.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-69

Survey number: HABS CA-1713

Building/structure dates: 1852 Initial Construction

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