The Pony Express Terminal, also known as the B. F. Hastings Bank Building, is a historic commercial building at 1000 2nd Street in

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. Built in 1852, it was the western endpoint of the

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from 1860 to 1861, the period of the service's operation. It was declared a

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in 1966.James Dillon (September 1975) , National Park Service and It now houses a museum dedicated to the history of

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, and is part of

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, itself a

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Description

The B.F. Hastings Bank Building is located in Sacramento's historic downtown area, at the southwest corner of 2nd and J Streets. It is an architecturally undistinguished two-story brick structure, presenting four bays to J Street and nine to 2nd Street. A single-story canopy extends across the sidewalk in front of both facades, supported by simple square posts. A metal staircase rises in the middle of the 2nd Street facade to an entrance on the second floor.

History

The building was constructed in 1852. When the

began service in 1860, this building was selected by its operators as the western terminus of the service, whose eastern end was in

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, more than away. The building was also the first location of the

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. The building is now home to one of two museums about the history of

in Sacramento. This location features a re-created 19th-century Wells Fargo Express Company office, artifacts of company history and the

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era, and exhibits about the company's role in California Gold Rush commerce. (The other Wells Fargo History Museum in Sacramento is located in the

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External links

Wells Fargo History Museums – Sacramento
* {{National Register of Historic Places Pony Express Buildings and structures in Sacramento, California Commercial buildings completed in 1852 Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California Historic American Buildings Survey in California National Register of Historic Places in Sacramento, California National Historic Landmarks in California 1852 in California Museums in Sacramento, California Old Sacramento State Historic Park Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in California Road transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places 1852 establishments in California

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