Adventure: 051, Site 170 –
Tioga Hotel
National Registry ID: 1980000821
Team: Thing One, Thing Two
Date: September 22, 2012
Location:
Latitude: 37°18′08″N
Longitude: 120°29′08″W
Address:
1715 N Street , Merced, CA
Date Built: 1928
Architect: Ralph McLeran & Company
As you travel down Highway 99 and are passing through Merced,
there are two things which catch your eye. The first is the blazing
light of the Razzarrii billboard. But the second is much more
enjoyable—it is the form of the Tioga Hotel in downtown Merced. It
is the largest building for 40 miles are more. In prior years, the
hotel was a matter of pride for the city as it hosted dignitaries
from all over the world. Now it has fallen on hard times and is
doing business as Tioga Apartment Homes. But if you hit things right,
there is still a streak of pride in the place. Thing Two had a
conversation with one person who was entering the building. You could
tell when the man was talking about the hotel, there was a gleam of
pride, right down to the telling about the revolving door and the
door man who would be stationed by the door.
From NRHP:
The Tioga Hotel, built in 1928 is significant not only for its architectural merit which is an excellent example of commercial hotel design of the 1920's, but for its social/cultural history, as well. Situated at the connecting routes of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which traveled north and south from San Francisco, and the Yosemite Valley Railroad, which traveled east and west to Yosemite National Park, it became a gathering place for some of the most prominent figures of this century. Dignitaries from all over the world would utilize this route making an overnight stop in Merced to stay at the Tioga, before continuing their journey to Yosemite.
References:
Overall Landmark References:
- National
Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)
- Noehill
(NOE)
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