George Léger, a Frenchman who came during the California Gold Rush, opened his Hotel de France in 1851, as a wood-framed tent.

When the county seat was moved to San Andreas in 1866, Léger bought the court building and incorporated into his hotel.

One reason was that it was made of stone and thus had survived two fires that had ravaged the town previously.

[3] The episode featuring the hotel aired on January 7, 2013.

[2] It was also featured on an episode of Ghost Adventures on June 16, 2018.