Franklin House (San Diego, California)

Franklin House of San Diego, California was a historic hotel. It was built by Selim Franklin and his brother at 203-205 Sansome in 1852.[1] The Annals of San Francisco (1855) lists the Franklin House as one of five more upscale hotels in the city.[2] Permanent residents included physicians, attorneys and a judge. Cousins Lewis and Maurice Franklin relocated to San Diego and built the Franklin House there in 1855, the first three-story building in Southern California.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "San Francisco City Directory - 1852-53". Sfgenealogy.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  2. ↑ "The annals of San Francisco; containing a summary of the history of ... California, and a complete history of ... its great city: to which are added, biographical memoirs of some prominent citizens". Archive.org. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  3. ↑ "The Franklin House | San Diego History Center". Sandiegohistory.org. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  4. ↑ "The Franklin Brothers of San Diego | San Diego History Center". Sandiegohistory.org. Retrieved 2011-12-03.

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