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 is located in San Francisco Bay Area
San Gregorio House
San Gregorio House
San Gregorio House is located in California
San Gregorio House
San Gregorio House
San Gregorio House is located in the United States
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, granary, 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 Tully 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
    Shed and Water Tower
  • Side view
    Side view
  • San Gregorio House architectural plans
    San Gregorio House architectural plans
  • Aerial view of San Gregorio House
    Aerial view of San Gregorio House
  • Interior picture
    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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