Adams and Company Building is an historical brick and granite (from quarries near present-day Folsom) building in

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used for pioneer communications, finance and transportation servies. The Adams and Company Building is a

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No. 607. The Adams and Company Building is located at 1014 2nd Street in

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. Adams and Company closed after its bank, Page, Bacon & Company failed in 1855. The Adams and Company Building has been used for:
*Adams and Company's express and banking house from 1853 to 1855. * Alta Telegraph Company *

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*Pacific Express Company, founded on March 1, 1855, by former Adams and Company employees, closed in 1857. * California Stage Company *Sacramento City Bank 1850 John M. Rhodes bank (Rhodes, Sturges & Co), with Shasta brach, failed Feb 12, 1857.Sacramento City Bank, John M. Rhodes''stamps.org''
/ref> * Wells Fargo & Co. offices in the 1850s * Central Overland Pony Express Office in 1861 *State Telephone Company *

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*Old Sac Leather Works, current founded in 1983.

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{{reflist 1853 in California 1853 establishments in California California Historical Landmarks History of Sacramento County, California

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