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Hotel Del Coronado


  • Travel Genus: Lodging , Lodging , Sight
  • Sight Category: Building
  • Lodging category: Upscale Lodging


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1888/00/00 Thomas Edison Engineeer Thomas Edison inspects the electric lighting installation at the Hotel Del Coronado.
1888/02/00 Kate Sessions Landscape Architect Hotel del Coronado opens for business.
1888/02/00 Reid and Reid Architect Hotel del Coronado opens for business.
1911/01/21 John McWilliams Groom Julia Carolyn Weston marries John McWilliams in Chicago, Illinois. They honeymoon at the Coronado Hotel in San Diego
1982/11/08 Ronald Reagan President President Ronald Reagan hosts a State Luncheon honoring Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid in the Hotel Del's Coronet Room.

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Particulars for Hotel Del Coronado:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Historic Use Hotel
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Level of Significance National
Owner Private



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 14th October 1971

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Hotel Del Coronado
Registry Address: 1500 Orange Ave.
Registry Number: 71000181
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: James,Merritt, and Watson Reid
Architectural Style: Late victorian
Area in Acres: 34
Contributing Buildings: 4
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National; State
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1887
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Hotel
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Hotel

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Lodging
Accommodations Luxury
Lodging Attribute On the Beach
Lodging category Upscale Lodging

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