Name of Plaque The Avery Hotel
Location of Plaque, Highway / Road No., City and County 4573 Moran Road, Avery, Calaveras County
Explain the Design of the Plaque and Base Black granite plaque mounted on a rock base.
Date of Dedication June 6, 1998
Name of Dedicating Humbug NGH Tom Tompkins, E Clampus Vitus – Matuca Chapter 1849
Exact Wording of Plaque
The Avery Hotel
THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATE HOTEL IN CALAVERAS COUNTY; IT WAS BUILT AS A
FAMILY HOME IN 1851 BY JOSEPH AND SARAH GOODELL OF MAINE. THE GOODELLS LATER
RELOCATED TO STOCKTON. IN 1853 PETER AND NANCY AVERY, ALSO OF MAINE, BEGAN
OPERATING IT AS A HOTEL. FAMOUS GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED ALFALFA OF “OUR GANG” FAME
AND SUCH WESTERN LEGENDS AS BLACK BART AND ROY ROGERS. OWNERS AND GUESTS HAVE
RELIABLY REPORTED THAT THE BENIGN SPIRTIS OF A LATE 19TH CENTURY SEA CAPTAIN AND
A LOCALLY REVERED SCHOOL MISTRESS STILL OCCASIONALLY VIST THE HOTEL. HAZEL
FISCHER, THE SCHOOL MISTRESS LIVED IN THE HOTEL FOR 30 YEARS UNTIL HER DEATH IN
1967, AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMING THE AVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE HOTEL WAS
PURCHASED IN 1922 BY THE GOELLI FAMILY, WHO CARRIED OUT EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS.
SINCE 1991 FURTHER RESTORATION HAS TAKEN PLACE AN IT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FINE
DINING AND GRACIOUS ATMOSPHERE FOR ITS GUESTS
DEDICATED BY MATUCA CHAPTER 1849 E CLAMPUS VITUS
JUNE 6, 1998 (6003)
CREDO QUIA ABSURDUM