Redwood City Historic Commercial Buildings | |
Bank of San Mateo County | |
Location | Redwood City, California |
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Coordinates | 37°29′12″N 122°13′35″W / 37.48663°N 122.22632°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1859 |
Built by | Multiple |
Architect | Alfred I. Coffey, A. Page Brown, others |
Architectural style | |
NRHP reference No. | 77000339 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1977 |
The Redwood City Historic Commercial Buildings is an historic district in Redwood City, California that comprises four buildings constructed from 1859-1912. These buildings include the Pioneer Store, the Bank of San Mateo County building, the Sequoia Hotel, and the Alhambra Theater. [1]
Built in 1859 by John Voger Diller, the Diller-Chamberlain General Store is the oldest commercial building in San Mateo County. [2] The building was originally constructed as a general store and later a laundromat, then known as Quong Lee Laundry. [3]
The theater opened in 1896 filling a void between the larger cities of San Jose and San Francisco. The theater hosted operas, plays, musical performances and had a bar that Wyatt Earp visited. [4] In 1921 the Masonic Order purchased the building and utilized the space for their meetings. The building suffered extensive damage during a fire in 2001 but was able to be saved. [5]
The Bank of San Mateo County building was completed in 1900, the second location for the First National Bank of San Mateo County, and survived the 1906 earthquake. [6] The bank which was originally established in 1891 eventually merged with Wells Fargo Bank in the 1970s. [7] The bank printed a variety of National Bank Notes during its operational years. [8]
The hotel was constructed in 1912, on the site of the former Eureka Brewery which burned down in October 1902. [9] [10] In 1916, it was claimed to be, "the finest hotel now in operation between San Francisco and San Jose." [11] However, in current years despite efforts to revitalize the surrounding area and hotel it houses low-income residents rather than hotel guests. [12]
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