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| Landmark #726 | San Luis Obispo County | Visited: January 16, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The Sebastian store is now a café and wine tasting shop! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: This is the oldest store building along the north coast of San Luis Obispo County. Built in the 1860s at Whaling Point, one-half mile to the west, it was moved to its present location in 1878. It has been operated by the Sebastian family for over half a century.
OTHER TIDBITS: This store has served lots of different groups, from whalers to ranchers, quicksilver miners to Chinese kelp farmers, and lighthouse keepers to tourists! Its original owners are unknown, but the Frankl family owned it from 1873 until 1900 and even moved it via horse-drawn skids! William Randolph Hearst was known to shop here, as were Calvin Coolidge, George Bernard Shaw, and Winston Churchill! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: San Simeon Road San Simeon, CA 93452 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~244mi (393km) — 4.1hrs |
| When should I go? | The store is open daily from 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM! |
