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The pillars behind the bar were
old lampposts purchased from a movie studio in Los Angeles in 1959. The lampposts’ bases
were cut off to make supports for the back of the bar. The two large pictures
(Columbia and
Little Egypt) were painted by A. D. M. Cooper in 1887 and 1889. The
paintings came from the old Dream
Land dance hall. The
fire helmets and other fire memorabilia came from a collection in Grass Valley
or Nevada City and were acquired through an
antique store. The fire pole and cover are the originals from the firehouse
built in 1853. The three bronze figures on the bar (In Danger, Saved and
Bravery by X. Rapharel) are from Benicia. The spiral staircase is from the
tower of the old Preston Reform School in Ione.
The fireplace came from the old Lathrope home at 7th and S Streets. E. B.
Crocker set it up as an old ladies' home. When it was demolished, Jim Ransdale (a Sacramento
wrecker) gave it to The Firehouse. The painting of Phoebe Apperson
Hearst, painted by Orrin Peck in 1888, was acquired from Butterfield's
auction house in San Francisco.
Butterfield's acquired it from the Hearst family estate sale after Hearst
died. The five gold-leaf mirrors came from an old estate in Marysville. The
1895 gold-leaf mirror that is located in the entrance to the dining room was
acquired from a Sam's Town auction. The wooden mirror came from the old Ruhstaller estate. It was given to the Elks Club, and
when they remodeled, they sold it to The Firehouse. The matching mirror is
downstairs in the Courtyard Room. The painting on the wall between the bar
and dining area is called A Quiet River; it was painted by Charles Dorman
Robinson and was acquired from a Crocker
Art Gallery
auction.
In 1960, the golden eagle was
made for The Firehouse by a company in Chicago, Jo Mead sculptor. The stained
glass windowpanes came from an old home in Merced
or Modesto.
The pillars in the doorway came from the old Wheeler estate in Isleton. The
pediments above the door came from the old Hall of Justice in San Francisco when it
was torn down in 1965. The cast iron fireplace is from the old Sheriff's
office at 5th and G Streets. The light fixtures are from the old
J. C. Penney store at 10th and L Streets when it was torn down in
1960. The cast iron rail is from the Sutter Hotel in San Francisco. The newel post is from an
old hotel in Stockton.
The large mirrors are from the Wheeler estate in Isleton. The brackets at the
ends of the bar are from the old Post Office at 7th and K Streets.
The original firehouse had a railing above the door that
was taken off by the owners prior to Newton Cope,
Sr. Mr. Finegold had a railing matching the
original made for The Firehouse in 1960 from the railing around the Ebner building that was built around the same time as the
original firehouse. The bumper is from an old foundry on Front Street.
The bust on the ground in the
flowerbed upon entering the Courtyard is from an old theater on Market Street in San Francisco. The
statue is of Cervantes. The lampposts are old gas lampposts from the City of Oakland. The two lights
on the wall are from the Armory in Marysville. The cast iron posts on either
side of the door are from the old city library in Stockton. The wrought iron pediment came
from a rooming house at 6th and K Streets. The two doors are
from Butterfield's auction house. The wrought iron arch above the door came
from the old dairy building at 31st and Q Streets. The
fountain is a reproduction made in Palo
Alto. The lampposts are from the courthouse steps in
Santa Clara.
The lamps sitting on top of them are from a street in Sacramento. The cast iron gates are
reproductions made in Alabama.
The statue in the flowerbed (girl holding a torch) is from an antique shop.
The wrought iron balconies were made in 2001 by a sculptor who previously
lived in New Orleans.
The fountain in the corner of the courtyard was acquired in 2001 from a small
shop in Old Town Fair Oaks.
The two gilted mirrors
are from Boytanos on J Street between 7th and 8th
Streets. Some of the other paintings
are from there also. The street lampposts holding up the fireplace’s granite
mantel were purchased from a movie studio in Los Angeles in 1959. The lampposts’ bases
were cut off to make supports for the mantel.
The granite mantel is from the old granite bank building at 4th
and J Streets. The stained glass dome was found above a false ceiling in the
old Lincoln Hotel in Stockton.
J. P. Smith (a Sacramento wrecker) found it
after he purchased nine blocks of downtown Stockton during the renovation. He gave it
to Newton Cope, Sr. for The Firehouse. The Chinese family that owned the
hotel wanted it back after it was discovered, but Smith said no, he had given
it away, and told them it was his to do with as he pleased because he had
purchased everything in those nine blocks. It was said to be a Tiffany and
valued at $15,000 in 1960. In 2000, an appraiser could not verify the
authenticity of the stained-glass dome being a Tiffany; however, it was
valued at $65,000. The cast iron pillars on either side of the doors were
from the Van Voory's and Finney building (they made
horse collars).
The door hinges are
double-action hinges that Newton Cope, Sr. bought for $5 from a wrecker. The
hinges held the huge doors of the old courthouse in Stockton. The wrought iron pediment over
the door came from a rooming house behind the St. Francis Hotel in San
Francisco when they tore it down to build their towers. The cast iron columns
around the doors came from an old flour milling company in Stockton dated in 1853, the same as the
original firehouse. The columns behind the bar came from an old house on H Street. The
green and brass gas fixtures came from a gambling hall in Stockton.
The safe doors are from the Bank
of America at 8th and J Streets. They were originally at the pink
bank building at 4th and J Streets. The makers of the safe are
Raymond and Wilshire. V. B. Crocker did the painting of the State
Capitol. The stained glass window came from the Ruhstaller
estate.
The portable bar was made from
an old door given to The Firehouse by J. P. Smith. The railing on the
bar is part of the old hand railing from the Golden Eagle Hotel at 7th
and K Streets.
The Norwegian table and chairs
from the 1920s were purchased from the Antique
Plaza, located in Rancho Cordova, CA.
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