Exchange Hotel (San Diego, California)
Lewis Franklin, cousin of Selim Franklin who had built the Franklin House in San Francisco, had come to San Diego by 1851. On July 19, 1855 he bought the hotel. In November of that year it was renamed Franklin House. Its ground floor was brick, fronted by a verandah that rose the entirety of the building's three stories. By 1858, the hotel had moved into the hands of Joseph Reiner, who renewed the bedding and furniture. Freemasons continued to hold meetings there and at some point Joseph Mannasse, an early mason in San Diego, subsequently owned Franklin House. After Franklin House was lost in an April 1872 fire, the site was a vacant lot for some time. The Exchange Hotel site became a California Historical Landmark No. 491, listed on October 10, 1951.
See also
- Mary Chase Walker (Walker Incident)
References
- ^ "Exchange Hotel and Billiard Saloon". The San Diego Herald. May 29, 1851. Ad third from top of column 1, page 3. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ "Masonic". The San Diego Herald. June 19, 1851. First notice after "Marine Intelligence" at top of column 1, page 3. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ Zink, Orion (1976). "History of San Diego Lodge No. 35". sandiego35.org. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Jewish Fast". The San Diego Herald. October 9, 1851. Near the bottom of column 2 on page 2. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ Zink, Orion. MacMullen, Jerry (ed.). "The Exchange Hotel". San Diego History Center. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "City Improvements". The San Diego Herald. November 3, 1855. Near the top of column 1, page 2. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ "Franklin House, west side of Plaza, San Diego". The San Diego Herald. May 8, 1858. Halfway down column 6, page 2. – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ^ "Exchange Hotel #491". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.