Landmark 159
Gaylord Hotel
620 Jones Street Between Geary and Post
Downtown
Built 1929
The Gaylord Hotel is a late example of Spanish Colonial Revival
architecture, a style inspired by the buildings of the 1915
Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.
Primary design elements of the Spanish Colonial Revival style are:
- smooth stucco walls
- red tile roofs
- elaborate molded ornament around doors and windows
- polychrome tile at entries
- wrought iron grilles and balconies
The style was especially popular for large buildings such as apartments
and public institutions.
The Gaylord continues to operate as a residency hotel open to the general
public.
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