The Fairmont San Francisco

Infobox_nrhp | name =Fairmont Hotel
nrhp_type =


caption = Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason St., San Francisco, California.
location= San Francisco, California
lat_degrees = 37
lat_minutes = 47
lat_seconds = 32.1
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 122
long_minutes = 24
long_seconds = 36
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1907
architect= James W. and Merritt J. Reid; Julia Morgan
architecture= Beaux-Arts
added = April 17, 2002
governing_body = Private
refnum=02000373cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Fairmont San Francisco is a luxury hotel in the Nob Hill district of San Francisco, California.

Description

The hotel was nearly completed before the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Although the structure survived, the interior was heavily damaged by fire and opening was delayed until 1907. Architect and engineer Julia Morgan was hired to repair the building because her then-innovative use of reinforced concrete produced buildings that could withstand earthquakes and other disasters.

It is the original of the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts and has been featured in many films, including "Petulia" and "The Rock".

Among its attractions is the Tonga Room, a historic tiki bar.

References

External links

* [http://www.fairmont.com/SanFrancisco/ The Fairmont San Francisco] Corporate Web Site