{"nrhp_refnum":"79000523","name":"Grant, U.S. Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"326 Broadway St","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Diego","county":"San Diego County","state":"CA","lat":32.71600943900006,"lon":-117.16156452899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A nine-story steel and reinforced concrete hotel at 326 Broadway in San Diego, California, designed by Harrison Albright and completed in 1910, with a tenth and eleventh story added in 1922.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hotel is a well-preserved example of \"Mannerist\" commercial architecture with Beaux-Arts and Academic Revival detailing, and an early skyscraper in Southern California, claimed to be the first in San Diego. It was also a major civic and social gathering place and hosted presidents and other prominent visitors. It was built by Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., as a monument to his father, on the site of the Horton House.","narrative":"Rising nine stories at 326 Broadway in downtown San Diego, the U. S. Grant Hotel opened in 1910 as a steel and reinforced concrete building meant to be fireproof and earthquake-resistant. Architect Harrison Albright combined Beaux-Arts, Neo-Classical and Academic Revival elements in a \"Mannerist\" design, with a U-shaped plan, a monumental triumphal arch between two wings, a rusticated base and a classical cornice. Two more floors were added in 1922, and a second-floor ballroom followed in 1954. Storefronts have been modernized, but much of the original structure remains. The hotel is considered one of the earliest skyscrapers in Southern California and is claimed as the first in San Diego. Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., built it in honor of his father on the former Horton House site at the center of Alonzo Horton's New Town. It became a hub for civic clubs and social and political events, hosting several presidents and other notable guests.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Harrison Albright","architectural_style":"Mannerist, with Beaux-Arts, Neo-Classical and Academic Revival features","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Described as occupied, privately owned and slated for extensive remodeling to restore its historic integrity; a later parking garage is partly demolished.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.658866-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79000523.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000523/9fe0d98ba4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000523/9fe0d98ba4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Andrew Chen (Achen33)Photograph by Annie Liu","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_s_grant_hotel_-_800px.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Chen (Achen33)Photograph by Annie Liu</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_s_grant_hotel_-_800px.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860873","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Grant_Hotel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7863197"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-diego-county/grant-u-s-hotel-79000523/"}