The Pony Express Terminal, also known as the B. F. Hastings Bank Building, in Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

, was the western endpoint of the Pony Express

Pony Express

The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierra from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861...

. The building was also the first location of the California Supreme Court. It is now part of the Old Sacramento State Historic Park

Old Sacramento State Historic Park

Old Sacramento State Historic Park is the historic region of Sacramento, California, which has been designated as a state park. It is generally referred to as Old Sacramento, or Old Sac, and since the 1960s has been restored and developed as a significant tourist attraction. All of it is...

, itself a National Historic Landmark District.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in 1966.

It is located at 1006 2nd St. (according to NRHP) or at 128-132 J Street (according to HABS) in Sacramento.

External links

• B. F. Hastings Bank Building, Sacramento: 6 photos, 5 drawings, and 6 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey