The Orleans, once known as the Gold Rush-era hotel where California’s early state politics took form, once again takes its place as an iconic building in Old Sacramento. monighandesign in Sacramento, Calif., fastidiously re-created the three-story street-front to match the 1865 original architectural proportions and details. No longer a hotel, the building re-opened in late 2008 as a mixed-use space including 24 lofts with ground-floor retail and a high-end restaurant. Its neighboring buildings – the Union Hotel and the Adams Express –are more than 150-years-old and were essential in calculating the Orleans’ restored scale and style.
“The Orleans has returned to be part of this historic fabric. People who don’t know that it’s a re-creation have no idea that it wasn’t there for the past 150 years,” says Monighan. “It’s been very satisfying to fill the historic district in a way that hadn’t been accomplished for 30 years.”
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