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| Fischer-Hanlon House |
Located next to the State Capitol Building at 137 West G Street, the house was orginally a hotel on another site in town, and after extensive fire damage, Joseph and Catherine Fischer moved and remodeled the building for their home in 1856. The house was occupied by successive generations of the family until it was donated to the State of California in 1969. It has been restored as a completely furnished home representative of middle-class living in the late 1800's in Benicia. Its parlor features a Steinway piano of the era; the upstairs bedrooms display such period treasures as a crazy quilt and children's wooded toys. A Victorian Christmas is recreated each year with appropriate décor, docents in period dress, and St. Nick visits. The Victorian Garden at the Fischer-Hanlon House features heirloom varieties of trees and flowers, including a wisteria plant over 100 years old. The Garden is available for weddings and special events.
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| 115 West G Street |
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| Benicia |
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| 94510-3114 |
| House, Sat-Sun noon-3:30 p.m. Garden, daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. |
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| (707) 745-3385 |
| http://www.beniciachamber.com/guide/history.html |
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