Truckee Hotel
TRUCKEE
WALKING TOUR
• Start at Bridge Street and Donner Pass
Road. Take Donner Pass (Commercial
Row) to Kruger-White House. (#1-4).
• Retrace your steps to Spring Street,
turn left to High Street (#5).
• Return to Jibboom Street, go left (#6).
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• Continue on Jibboom to Bridge, turn
right to Church Street (#7-9). Back on
Bridge is #10.
• Extend tour by walking or driving
straight on Hwy. 267 over the river
(#11-12).
2. THE CAPITOL: 10072 Donner Pass Road.
Commercial Row’s oldest building built in
1870. Originally a saloon and hall. Used by
an opera company, then for the county
court. Silent movies were shown in theatre
upstairs, where well-known entertainers
also performed.
3. THE 601: 10100 Donner Pass Road.
Truckee’s Vigilance Committee was established in 1871 because of crime and the
number of “undesirables” in town.
4. KRUGER-WHITE HOUSE: 10291 Donner
Pass Road. One of Truckee’s oldest buildings, built in 1874 by W. H. Kruger, a
lumber company owner. In 1904 purchased
by C.B. White, a prominent banker.
8. GRAY’S TOLL STATION: 10030 Church
Street. Truckee’s first building, built by
first white settler upon arrival in 1863.
Moved to site in early 1900s.
9. ENGLEHART HOUSE: Dates from late
1800s. Home of William Englehart, prominent businessman.
10. THE TRUCKEE HOTEL: 10007 Bridge
Street. Originally known as the American
House, was built around 1870. In 1909,
structure was burned and rebuilt. Became
Truckee Hotel in 1977.
11. TRUCKEE BOOKS: 10009 W River St.
Originally a saloon, built between 1898
and 1907. (Dark Horse Coffee Roasters)
12. CHINESE HERB SHOP: Corner of Hwy.
267 and South-East River Street (backs
up to river). Brick building with double
iron doors built in 1878. A reminder of
one of the largest Chinatowns in the
west. Chinese labor was used to build
the railroad which runs through Truckee.
“The Depot” - Truckee Train Station
LOCO STEVE: CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE
1. THE DEPOT: Commercial Row. Built in
1900, renovated in 1989. Railroad history
began in 1868 with arrival of first train.
5. ROCKING STONE: High Street, just off
Spring Street. Although it no longer rocks,
having been shored up to protect it from
vandalism and accidents, this 17 ton stone
is one of 25 known rocking stones in the
world. Used as far back as 15,000 years by
Native Americans for ceremonies, drying
food and storage.
6. TRUCKEE JAIL: Jibboom and Spring
Streets. Built in 1875 and used as a jail
until 1964. Now a history museum.
7. JIBBOOM STREET: Once thrived as site
of numerous dance halls, saloons and a
red-light district.
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