Ah Louis Store
800 Palm St., San Luis Opispo, California
Map
Coordinates:
+35.28159, -120.6642335°16'54" N, 120°39'51" W
Description
"AH LOUIS STORE - Ah Louis' Store, established in 1874, was the first Chinese store in the county. It sold general merchandise and herbs and served as a bank, counting house, and post office for the numerous Chinese coolies who dug the eight tunnels through the Mountains of Cuesta for the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1884 to 1894." - California Historic Landmark No.802
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 2008
- Reference number
- 08000203
- Architectural style
- Victorian: Italianate
- Areas of significance
- Ethnic Heritage - Asian; Commerce
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; B - Person
- Property type
- Building
- Historic functions
- Department store; Single dwelling
- Current function
- Specialty store
- Periods of significance
- 1875-1899; 1900-1924; 1925-1949
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 1
Non-contributing buildings: 2
Non-contributing objects: 1
Update Log
- March 28, 2019: Updated by Richard Doody: Added historical information
- March 2, 2017: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Mapped landmark