Markleeville General Store

On August 2, 1885, a fire in the town of Markleeville destroyed several buildings, including Harvey and Rask’s Bucher Shop and Smokehouse. Later that fall, the building was rebuilt and reopened as Rask’s Butcher Shop. The structure standing today includes the original section along with additions made in the 1890’s and 1950’s. Its old cooler room, now called the Antiques Room, has 12 inches of sawdust in its 14 inch walls for insulation. In the early 1900’s, it became a general store. Over the years, a soda fountain, service station, and post office were added and removed as the area’s needs and the times changed, and it continues to serve residents and travelers throughout Alpine County in the shadow of the Sierra’s.

Markleeville, California · United States