Hotel De Vilbiss
HOTEL DE VILBISS
JOHN DE VILBISS CROSSED THE
PLAINS IN 1865 AND BY 1869
HAD SETTLED IN YOLO COUNTY.
HE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF
THIS HOTEL IN THE FALL OF
1899 AND WHEN IT WAS COM-
PLETED, AT A COST OF $51,000
INCLUDING FURNISHINGS, WAS
THE SHOWCASE OF THE WEST
SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO VAL-
LEY. THE HOTEL HAD A LARGE
ORNATE LOBBY, BANQUET ROOM,
GUEST ROOMS AND SAMPLE ROOM.
COUNTLESS SALESMEN WHO RODE
THE PASSENGER TRAINS TO
WINTERS STOPPED HERE BEFORE
CALLING ON ACCOUNTS IN THE
CAPAY VALLEY, THE HOTEL
WITHSTOOD THE EARTHQUAKE
OF 1892, WHICH LEVELED MUCH
OF WINTERS AND VACAVILLE.
DEDICATED AUGUST 19, 1989
SAN BRANNAN CHAPTER #1004
E. CLAMPUS VITUS
Submitted by Sheila Paske.