Plumas House was a historical building in Quincy, California. The site of the Plumas House building is a

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No. 480. The first building at the site was built in 1853. The second building that replaced the original was built by James and Jane Edwards in 1866. The Edwards building was a Hotel with a

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, restaurant, and parlor. The Hotel caught fire on June 23, 1923, with no hope to save it. The fire did not spread to other buildings with the help of the

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. The two buildings served the town and the 49er

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miners. The town of Quincy was named by James Bradley after his hometown of

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. The Plumas House was busy, as Quincy was the county seat for Plumas County. A historical marker is in the town center park at the Southwest corner of Main Street and Court Street.

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