Lunch in History: Carson City

We have been driving by this spectacular building for the past nine years. When we were deciding where to have lunch with Steve and Laura, Steve suggested the restaurant here and we were in!

Constructed in 1862, one of the first hotels in Carson City was also one of the state's most elegant and became the main stage stop in Carson City. It consists of two utilitarian buildings, a two-story one on the south and a three-story one on the north, each with Italianate details. The St. Charles-Muller's Hotel is one of the oldest remaining commercial buildings in Carson City, and the second oldest hotel in the state.
The St. Charles, named after well-reputed hotels back East, was billed by its builders as a first-class hotel. The builders also realized the potential profits from operating a hotel oriented to members of the second Territorial Session of the Nevada legislature (located just across the street), and arranged for the stage coaches to stop at the St. Charles first upon arrival in Carson City. Construction of the southern section began in May 1862 for Muller's Hotel, which was consequently marketed toward working-class clientele. Because the operators of Muller's Hotel were French, a large core of French Canadian woodcutters, who were in the region to cut wood for the mines in Virginia City, lodged there. If the walls could talk!
In 2008, The Firkin & Fox became the hotel's restaurant. In 2017, the Firkin part of the name was dropped (the owners no long wanted to be part of a franchise). So our lunch was at The Fox.
"The Fox Brewpub is a 100-seat restaurant with an additional 70 seats on the patio. An eclectic pub-style menu includes award-winning sandwiches, salads, burgers, chicken wings, pizzas and vegetarian options in addition to pub favorites like Guinness steak and mushroom pie, fish and chips, and specialty pot pies."
Dining at this old hotel is the perfect place to reconnect with these old friends.

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1 comments:

Four Points Bulletin said...

The hotel is really beautiful. And that burger doesn’t look so bad either! (Says the vegetarian.)

July 4, 2021 at 6:28 PM

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