U.S. Grant Hotel

U.S. Grant Hotel
Facade of the U.S. Grant Hotel
U.S. Grant Hotel is located in San Diego
U.S. Grant Hotel
U.S. Grant Hotel is located in San Diego County, California
U.S. Grant Hotel
U.S. Grant Hotel is located in California
U.S. Grant Hotel
U.S. Grant Hotel is located in the United States
U.S. Grant Hotel
Location326 Broadway, San Diego, California
Coordinates32°42′57″N 117°9′42″W / 32.71583°N 117.16167°W / 32.71583; -117.16167
Arealess than one acre
Built1910
ArchitectHarrison Albright
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.79000523[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1979

The U.S. Grant Hotel is a historic hotel in downtown San Diego, California. It operates under a franchise of Marriott International as part of their Luxury Collection brand. One of the oldest hotels in San Diego, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is 11 stories high and has 270 guest rooms in addition to meeting rooms and multiple ballrooms.

History

Fannie Chaffee Grant purchased the Horton House in 1895 and decided to tear it down in 1905. Her husband, Ulysses S. Grant Jr. (son of President Ulysses S. Grant), oversaw the building of the Grant Hotel, which opened in 1910 and was named after his father.[2][3] Architect Harrison Albright designed the hotel.[4] San Diego voters helped finance $700,000 for the $1.5 million needed to construct the hotel after Grant lacked the funds to do so.[5] The hotel opened on October 15, 1910 and included two swimming pools as well as a ballroom on the top floor.[6]

The Grant Hotel was, for nearly 35 years, until 1974, the site of the annual reunion dinner of the "Great White Fleet Association," a group of sailors who sailed on the cruise of 16 white battleships from 1907-09.[7] These dinners attracted a wide range of military officials and guests from all over the world.

Lobby of US Grant in 2022

The hotel's signature restaurant is the Grant Grill, which opened in 1952. It became a power-lunch spot for downtown businessmen, lawyers and politicians, so much so that "ladies" were not permitted in the restaurant before 3 PM. In 1969 a group of prominent local women staged a sit-in which resulted in the restaurant abandoning its men-only policy.[8] A plaque showing the first women reservation at Grant Grill is displayed to show the historic change that the restaurant underwent post 1969.

The inaugural San Diego Comic-Con, which was then called "San Diego’s Golden State Comic-Con", was held at the U.S. Grant Hotel in 1970.[9]

The hotel was refurbished in the 1980s, but fell upon hard times in the subsequent decade due to a financial slump.[10] The hotel changed hands several times during the 1990s. In 2003, the hotel was purchased by the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation as a tribute to the contributions of the former US President for the Native American community during his presidency. The new management closed the doors for 21 months to renovate the building and reopened in October 2006.[11] The hotel is currently operated by Marriott Hotels & Resorts as a part of its Luxury Collection. The official name of the property is The U.S. Grant, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Diego.

The U.S Grant was also home to the local radio station KFSD for a long time between early 1930’s and 1939[citation needed] and carried radio towers on both the towers of the property. KFSD had a dedicated portion of 11th floor to perform its operations and entertain the residents of San Diego. A floor plan indicating the design of KFSD during that time is still available in the basement of the property.

Grant Grill restaurant

The hotel has an American Cuisine restaurant that has great history. Grant Grill has an elaborate bar with seating that takes back guests to the days as early as the 1960s.

Guests

Famous guests have included Albert Einstein, Charles Lindbergh,[12] Woodrow Wilson, five former First ladies and 12 United States Presidents. Portraits of all the distinguished guests are available for public viewing on the second floor of the hotel. The hotel includes three presidential suites that have been tailored to Secret Service requirements for accommodating presidential visits.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Banning, Evelyn I. "U.S. Grant, Jr.: A Builder of San Diego". San Diego Historical Society. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  3. ^ Engstrand, Iris Wilson (2005). San Diego: California's Cornerstone. Adventures in the Natural History and Cultural Heritage of the Californias Series. Sunbelt Publications, Inc. p. 263. ISBN 9780932653727. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  4. ^ "U. S. Grant Hotel". history.sandiego.edu. sandiego.edu. Archived from the original on 2004-02-03. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  5. ^ Montes, Gregory (Winter 1982). "Balboa Park, 1909-1911 The Rise and Fall of the Olmsted Plan". The Journal of San Diego History. 28 (1). Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
  6. ^ Pourade, Richard F. (1965). Gold in the Sun (1st ed.). San Diego: The Union-Tribune Publishing Company. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-913938-04-1.
  7. ^ "Huge Navy Cruise Urged". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. 17 December 1969. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
    Alden, John Doughty (1972). The American steel navy: a photographic history of the U.S. Navy from the introduction of the steel hull in 1883 to the cruise of the Great White Fleet, 1907-1909. Naval Institute Press. p. 349. ISBN 9780870216817.
  8. ^ "Remaking the U.S. Grant Hotel a big job for Sycuan band". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2006-09-06. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.
  9. ^ Rowe, Peter (January 5, 2012). "Richard Alf, 59, one of Comic-Con's founders". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  10. ^ Warner, Gary A. "San Diego's grande dames". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  11. ^ a b Beeson, Julia (November 1, 2006). "Grant Expectations". San Diego Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  12. ^ Schulte-Peevers, Andrea (2003). California (3 ed.). Lonely Planet Publications. pp. 545. ISBN 978-1-86450-331-9.

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