{"nrhp_refnum":"95001140","name":"Hotel Lodi","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5 S. School St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lodi","county":"San Joaquin County","state":"CA","lat":38.13378139400004,"lon":-121.27427808799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-09-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story L-shaped unreinforced brick hotel at the corner of West Pine and South School Streets in downtown Lodi, San Joaquin County, California. The original building was completed in 1915 and designed by architect Ralph P. Morrell of Stockton, with annexes added in 1920 and 1922.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hotel was one of the most significant structures in Lodi's social and commercial development, and the most lavish building in the region when built. It served as the meeting place for business, agricultural and civic gatherings, and as a site for social events. Its influence on the city's growth is placed between 1915 and 1935, after which automobile travel led to its decline.","narrative":"Hotel Lodi is a three-story, L-shaped brick building on the southwest corner of Pine and School Streets in downtown Lodi, California. Completed in 1915 with 75 rooms, it gained 15 rooms each from annexes built in 1920 and 1922. Architect Ralph P. Morrell of Stockton designed it in a Renaissance Revival manner, with red brick walls, white brick pilasters, an ornate cornice and balconies over the main entrance. Retail storefronts occupy the ground floor, while the upper floors hold the guest rooms, which keep their original plan, fixtures and radiators. The lobby now serves as a theater but retains a stained glass ceiling, staircase and original elevator. The hotel was listed for its role in Lodi's commercial and social life from 1915 to 1935. It was the region's most lavish building, hosting business meetings that shaped the local agricultural economy, along with dances and civic events. Automobile travel later reduced its clientele, and the upper floors now sit vacant.","period_of_significance":"1915-1935","architect_builder":"Morrell, Ralph P.","architectural_style":"Italian Renaissance (described in the text as Renaissance Revival with Italian palazzo treatment)","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"The upper two floors are described as vacant; the ground floor holds retail shops and the lobby has been converted into a performing theater. Upper floors retain their original layout and fixtures.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.584918-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/95001140.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001140/f1fa118c09-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95001140/f1fa118c09-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Steveozone","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Lodi_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Steveozone</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:Hotel_Lodi_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861389","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Lodi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14682374"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-joaquin-county/hotel-lodi-95001140/"}