Hotel Majestic (San Francisco)

Hotel Majestic in San Francisco, California is a historic hotel built in 1902.[1] As of 2025, it is currently the longest-operating hotel in the city, having been one of the few hotels that survived the 1906 earthquake and subsequent fire.[1][2] The fire-line ended at Van Ness Avenue, two blocks away.[3] The hotel's history was recognized by a proclamation by then-Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2002, citing the hotel as the "longest operating hotel in San Francisco."[1]

The hotel was built by the Schmitt family, Maurice Schmitt and Ella Schmitt, and their son Milton L. Schmitt (born 1878).[1] Milton Schmitt was a California politician, serving in the California State Legislature from 1909-1915.[1] The architect was Malcolm Cressy, and the building served as a hotel for many years before conversion to apartments in the 20th century.[4] In 1965, then-owners Adrian E. and Jacquelyn G. Scharlach undertook an extensive renovation, adding a fifth floor to the hotel.[1] It was further restored in 1985.[1] In 2011, C. B. Patel purchased the hotel.[1]


References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "History", The Hotel Majestic
  2. ^ "Romance Thrived at the Hotel Majestic". Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "The Hotel Majestic", Atlas Obscura.
  4. ^ Saarman Construction, TheBlueBook.com.

37°47′14″N 122°25′31″W / 37.7872°N 122.4254°W / 37.7872; -122.4254


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