Congress Hall was a historical wooden building in San Diego, California built in 1867. The Congress Hall site is a California Historical Landmark No. 66, listed on December 6, 1932, at 4016 Wallace Street, now Fandango Restaurant. Congress Hall building was a Pony Express Station from 1860 to 1861. Congress Hall was for a time a Robertson's saloon and billiard parlor. Congress Hall was built by George Dewitt Clinton and Washington, and Robinson. A historical marker is at the site of the former building at 2734 Calhoun Street, Old Town San Diego. Vincent Llucia purchased the building in 1870. Congress Hall was moved a to a nearby site across the plaza in 1870, by Vincent Llucia, to 4016 Wallace, Old Town San Diego, now Bara Bara saloon, at the southwest Corner of Calhoun Street and Wallace Street. At 4016 Wallace was the ruins of a 1830 house that had been owned by Rosario Aguilar and then Luis Serrano. The crumbling ruins were removed and Congress Hall moved to this lot. In 1884 Llucia changed the building in to a US Post Office. Vincent Llucia and his son, Vincent P. D. Llucia, became the Postmasters. The Congress Hall building was demolished in 1939.[1][2][3]
| Congress Hall | |
|---|---|
 Congress Hall, Pony Express office | |
| Location | 4016 Wallace, San Diego, California |
| Coordinates | 32°45′18″N 117°11′52″W / 32.7551°N 117.1977°W |
| Built | 1867 |
| Architect | George Dewitt Clinton Washington Robinson |
| Architectural style(s) | Old Western Wood |
| Designated | December 6, 1932 |
| Reference no. | 66 |
  Location of Congress Hall in California  Congress Hall (San Diego, California) (the United States) | |
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edit- ^ "Congress Hall #66". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Exterior of Congress Hall in Old Town". July 30, 1930 – via Calisphere.
- ^ "Part I - Places in Old Town".