38° 34.942′ N, 121° 30.316′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of K Street and Commonwealth Avenue.
THE LADY ADAMS BUILDING
BUILT IN 1852 BY THE LADY ADAMS MERCANTILE CO. NAMED AFTER THE BRIG WHICH BROUGHT THE PARTNERS AROUND THE HORN. SHE HAS SURVIVED FIRES, FLOOD AND BEING LIFTED ONE STORY. SHE HAS SERVED MERCHANTS, BANKERS AND AS A “ROOMING HOUSE” AND HAS BEEN FLAT BUSTED MORE THAN ONCE. THE ONLY SURVIOR OF THE FIRE OF NOV. 1852. SHE WAS NAMED CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 603 ON MAY 22, 1957 BEFORE WE GOT AROUND TO IT.
E CLAMPUS VITUS
NEW HELVETIA No. 5
Aug.7, 1976
(located at the corner of K St and Firehouse Alley)