St. George Hotel Volcano

The St. George Hotel is located in Volcano-the “Gem of the Mother Lode”,
slightly off the beaten path in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of California. This
3-story building with wooden balconies is the first thing you’ll see upon
approaching the entrance to town. The St. George Hotel is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. The main Hotel was built in 1862. It is
a 3-story brick building with 14 inch thick walls. The Hotel, built by B.F.
George, was named “The St. George” to “thwart the demonic Fire Dragon”.
The first two Hotels on the site (Eureka in 1853 and Empire in 1859) were
destroyed by fire. The Hotel was known in the late 1800’s as the best Hotel
in the County. The Hotel was one of the first 3-story buildings in the State,
and Volcano is one of the original Gold
Rush towns in the Mother Lode.