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Hotel del Coronado

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The Hotel del Coronado is a beach resort hotel at 1500 Orange Avenue in Coronado, California, designed by the architects James and Merritt Reid and opened on February 19, 1888. Built largely of wood in a Late Victorian, Queen Anne style, with red-tiled turrets and wraparound verandas, it was the largest resort hotel in the world when it opened and remains one of the largest wooden structures in the United States. The hotel has hosted numerous American presidents and other notable guests over its history and has appeared in film, including as a filming location for Some Like It Hot. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.

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Building Type
Hotel 1
Location
Coronado, California, United States 1
Completed Year
1888 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Hotel 1
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Hotel, Concepts

In Style

Queen Anne Style Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Hotel del Coronado (Wikipedia)
Victorian Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Hotel del Coronado (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Hotel del Coronado (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Hotel del Coronado (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • lead paragraph, sentence 1
    The Hotel del Coronado, also known as The Del and Hotel Del, is a historic beachfront hotel in Coronado, California, just across San Diego Bay from San Diego.
  • lead paragraph, sentence 3
    When the hotel opened in 1888, it was the largest resort hotel in the world.
  • Lead section
    A rare surviving example of an American architectural genre-the wooden Victorian beach resort-it was designated a California Historical Landmark in 1970 and a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
  • In Style: Queen Anne Style Architecture, Wikipedia categories
    Category:Queen Anne architecture in California
  • Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia lead
    A rare surviving example of an American architectural genre-the wooden Victorian beach resort-it was designated a California Historical Landmark in 1970 and a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
  • In Group: Hotels and Grand Hotels, Lead paragraph
    The Hotel del Coronado, also known as The Del and Hotel Del, is a historic beachfront hotel in Coronado, California, just across San Diego Bay from San Diego.
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Wikidata: Hotel del Coronado
Wikidata Q1631096, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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