| San Gregorio House | |
| Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
| Location: | 7495-7587 Old Stage Road, San Gregorio, California |
| Coordinates: | 37.3269°N -122.3866°W |
| Map Label: | San Gregorio House |
| Architect: | George Washington Tully Carter |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival |
| Added: | May 6, 1977 |
| Refnum: | 77000341 |
San Gregorio House is a building that sits on 7495-7587 Old Stage Road near San Gregorio Road (CA 84) in San Gregorio, San Mateo County, California.[1] The building is listed as a National Register of Historic Places in San Mateo County since 1977. The building still stands, but is no longer a functioning hotel.[2]
By the 1850s San Gregorio was a booming town, when wealthy San Franciscans would travel to the San Gregorio House by stagecoach to enjoy activities such as fishing, hunting, sea bathing, and boat races.[3] The structure was expanded in the 1850s, to accommodate the crowds and included a saloon with a dance hall, liveryman's cottage, laundry, smoke house, granary, carriage sheds, power house, water tower, and numerous barns.[4] All of the original structures still stand with the exception of the cookhouse and livery stable.[5]
George Washington Tully Carter purchased an existing house in 1865[6] and added a second floor in order to open a hotel. In 1875, John Evans purchased the building and added seven bays to the three-bay house. From 1888 until the 1930s, Jesse Palmer and Frank Bell ran the hotel. It's previously known as the Palmer Hotel and the Bell Hotel.