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Press Release November 12th, 2014 Jeffery Hotel Fire
Several firefighters are actively fighting fire at the historic Coulterville Jeffery Hotel, located in northern Mariposa County.
A hotel guest phoned the Mariposa County sheriff’s emergency dispatch via 911 to report the smell of smoke in the building at 1:00 a.m. this Wednesday morning. Fire units and sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the hotel. A second emergency call was received about ten minutes later reporting the hotel was on fire. Reportedly, there was only one room rented and all persons made it out of the hotel safely.
Currently there are about 75 firefighters at the scene representing fire agencies from the Mariposa County area; Mariposa County Fire Department (MCFD), Mariposa Public Utility District (MPUD), CAL FIRE — MMU, CAL FIRE -TCU, and also Mariposa County Sheriff’s Deputies and their volunteer unit SCOPE. The California Highway Patrol and the Mariposa County Road Department is present assisting with traffic and road closures.
The Jeffery Hotel was first built in 1851 to aid stagecoach passengers on their way to Yosemite. The Jeffery reportedly has the oldest operating Saloon in California. The Hotel burned down three times prior to 1889. The Jeffery Hotel is a designated landmark located in the historic town of Coulterville, Mariposa County, CA.
The hotel was built in 1850 and is filled with antiques, artifacts and memories.
The hotel has entertained many famous guests including Teddy Roosevelt, Mark Twain, John Muir and others.
The Magnolia Saloon which a part of the Hotel Jeffery, is the oldest working saloon in California, complete with the original “bat wing” doors and is one of only a few saloons to still have them.
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