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.