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.
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.
History
By the 1850s San Gregorio was a booming town, when wealthy San Franciscans would travel to the San Gregorio House by
stagecoach
A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...
to enjoy activities such as fishing, hunting, sea bathing, and boat races.
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.
All of the original structures still stand with the exception of the cookhouse and livery stable.
George Washington Tully Carter purchased an existing house in 1865
and added a second floor in order to open a hotel.
In 1875, John Evans purchased the building and added seven bays to the three-bay house.
From 1888 until the 1930s, Jesse Palmer and Frank Bell ran the hotel.
It's previously known as the Palmer Hotel and the Bell Hotel.
Gallery
File:SHED AND WATER TOWER, FROM SOUTH - San Gregorio House, San Gregorio Road, San Gregorio, San Mateo County, CA HABS CAL,41-SAGR,1-10.tif, Shed and Water Tower
File:EAST FRONT FROM NORTH - San Gregorio House, San Gregorio Road, San Gregorio, San Mateo County, CA HABS CAL,41-SAGR,1-5.tif, Side view
File:San Gregorio House, San Gregorio Road, San Gregorio, San Mateo County, CA HABS CAL,41-SAGR,1- (sheet 1 of 2).png, San Gregorio House architectural plans
File:San Gregorio House, San Gregorio Road, San Gregorio, San Mateo County, CA HABS CAL,41-SAGR,1- (sheet 2 of 2).png, Aerial view of San Gregorio House
File:INTERIOR, FIRST FLOOR, DETAIL OF FIREPLACE - San Gregorio House, San Gregorio Road, San Gregorio, San Mateo County, CA HABS CAL,41-SAGR,1-9.tif, Interior picture
See also
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References
National Register of Historic Places in San Mateo County, California
Protected areas of San Mateo County, California
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