San Gregorio House

San Gregorio House is a building that sits on 7495-7587 Old Stage Road near San Gregorio Road (CA 84) in San Gregorio, San Mateo County, California.[2] The building is listed as a National Register of Historic Places in San Mateo County since 1977. The building still stands, but is no longer a functioning hotel.[3]

San Gregorio House
San Gregorio House
San Gregorio House
San Gregorio House
San Gregorio House
Location7495-7587 Old Stage Road, San Gregorio, California
Coordinates37°19′36.9″N 122°23′11.8″W
Built1865 (1865)
ArchitectGeorge Washington Tully Carter
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.77000341[1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1977

History

By the 1850s San Gregorio was a booming town, when wealthy San Franciscans would travel to the San Gregorio House by stagecoach to enjoy activities such as fishing, hunting, sea bathing, and boat races.[3][4] The structure was expanded in the 1850s, to accommodate the crowds and included a saloon with a dance hall, liveryman's cottage, laundry, smoke house, grainery, carriage sheds, power house, water tower, and numerous barns.[5] All of the original structures still stand with the exception of the cookhouse and livery stable.[6]

George Washington Tull Carter purchased an existing house in 1865[7] and added a second floor in order to open a hotel.[6] In 1875, John Evans purchased the building and added seven bays to the three-bay house.[5] From 1888 until the 1930s, Jesse Palmer and Frank Bell ran the hotel.[5] It's previously known as the Palmer Hotel and the Bell Hotel.[2]

  • Shed and Water Tower
  • Side view
  • San Gregorio House architectural plans
  • Aerial view of San Gregorio House
  • Interior picture

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#77000341)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. "San Mateo County: San Gregorio House (added 1977 - - #77000341)". National Register of Historical Places. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  3. Regnery, Dorothy F. (1976). An Enduring Heritage: Historic Buildings of the San Francisco Peninsula. Stanford University Press. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0804709181.
  4. Caughman, Madge; Ginsberg, Joanne S. (1987). California Coastal Resource Guide. California Coastal Commission. University of California Press. pp. 179. ISBN 0520061861.
  5. "Historic American Buildings Survey, Engineering Record, Landscapes Survey: San Gregorio House". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  6. "Photo: Water Tower". Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey. 1933. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  7. "National Register #77000341: San Gregorio House in San Mateo County, California". NoeHill Travels in California. Retrieved 2017-07-22.


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