Huntington and Hopkins Company

  • American

Huntington and Hopkins Company, founded in Sacramento in the 1850's by Mark Hopkins and Collis P Huntington, was an American store that made a fortune selling selling hardware to miners. As the firm thrived, they established branch stores throughout the mining camps at Weaver Creek, Mud Springs and Marthelness Creek and in the city of San Francisco. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Person From To
Founder Collis P Huntington 1855 1878
Founder Mark Hopkins 1855 1878
Salesman, Partner Albert Gallatin of Sacramento 1861 1878

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1855/05/01 Huntington and Hopkins open a hardware store at 54 K Street. Re-numbered in 1880 to 220-222 K St, the store will be demolished and rebuilt at this site in 1970 due to the erecting of the I-5. Owner Big Four House, Sacramento Sacramento
1860/00/00 Huntington and Hopkins buy the property at 52 K Street. For the next three years they will use the combined address 52 and 54 K Street. Owner Big Four House, Sacramento Sacramento
1868/00/00 Huntington and Hopkins is reorganized under the name of Huntington, Hopkins and Co with four new partners: Albert Gallatin, W R S Foye, Charles Miller and Horace H Seaton. History
1871/00/00 Huntington and Hopkins Company open a store in San Francisco. Growth
1878/00/00 Huntington, Hopkins and Co buy the Stanford building. Growth Big Four House, Sacramento Sacramento
1880/00/00 Huntington, Hopkins and Co combined all three of their adjacent buildings into one property. Growth Big Four House, Sacramento Sacramento
1891/00/00 The partnership of Huntington, Hopkins and Co is dissolved. End
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