Location within
California | |
Location | Auburn, California |
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Coordinates | 38°53′30″N 121°04′32″W / 38.891642°N 121.075591°W |
Type | History museum |
Website | Official website |
The Bernhard Museum Complex is a history museum located in Auburn, California, United States. It consists of one of the oldest buildings in Placer County, Traveler's Rest, which was built in 1851 as a hotel.
The complex includes the historic building, Traveler's Rest, which was built in 1851. [1] The hotel was popular with miners and those traveling along Auburn Folsom Road. [2] In 1858 it became a home. In 1868 it was bought by German immigrant Benjamin Bernhard, who moved to America in 1846. [3] The property became a winery in 1874, with the addition of a winery building and an additional building for processing in 1881. [1]
Today, the museum features the restored winery and processing building, and the home which is decorated in the Victorian period style. Costumed interpreters give tours of the site. There is also a carriage barn which was built by the Native Sons of the Golden West. [1] It houses a collection of wagons, including a buggy and a mud wagon. [1] [4] In 2007, the Placer County Museums Living History Program built a summer kitchen. [1]
The museum includes objects from everyday Victorian life, wagons, and objects related to the 19th century winemaking. [5]
Location within
California | |
Location | Auburn, California |
---|---|
Coordinates | 38°53′30″N 121°04′32″W / 38.891642°N 121.075591°W |
Type | History museum |
Website | Official website |
The Bernhard Museum Complex is a history museum located in Auburn, California, United States. It consists of one of the oldest buildings in Placer County, Traveler's Rest, which was built in 1851 as a hotel.
The complex includes the historic building, Traveler's Rest, which was built in 1851. [1] The hotel was popular with miners and those traveling along Auburn Folsom Road. [2] In 1858 it became a home. In 1868 it was bought by German immigrant Benjamin Bernhard, who moved to America in 1846. [3] The property became a winery in 1874, with the addition of a winery building and an additional building for processing in 1881. [1]
Today, the museum features the restored winery and processing building, and the home which is decorated in the Victorian period style. Costumed interpreters give tours of the site. There is also a carriage barn which was built by the Native Sons of the Golden West. [1] It houses a collection of wagons, including a buggy and a mud wagon. [1] [4] In 2007, the Placer County Museums Living History Program built a summer kitchen. [1]
The museum includes objects from everyday Victorian life, wagons, and objects related to the 19th century winemaking. [5]