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First Business Structure

San Mateo, California
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San Mateo's first business structure stood on this site, erected in 1851 by Nicholas de Peyster of New York. The northerly portion of the building became the San Mateo House in 1853, a hotel served regularly by stagecoaches, including the Butterfield Overland Mail from the East. From 1863 to 1899 it was the home of the Edward Taylor family.
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San Mateo, California · United States

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