Adventure 003, Site 066-Santa Fe Hotel

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Sherri at Santa Fe Hotel Entrance

Shepherd's Inn/Santa Fe Hotel

California, the Game-2013
Adventure: 003, Site 066-Santa Fe Hotel
National Registry of Historic Places ID: 91000287
Local Registry ID: 94


Team: YOLT
Date:  September 15, 2013
Location:

Coordinates: 36° 44′ 16″ N, 119° 46′ 56″ W

Address: 935 Santa Fe Avenue, Fresno, CA

Description:
Date Built: 1913
Architect: Telesfuro Jance

The Santa Fe Hotel has been a place of comfort for the Valley's Basque people for about a hundred years. Even today, non-Basques enjoy the pleasure of dining at this establishment-Gary's work has eaten here and enjoyed the food. Tonight, we just enjoyed the walk around this part of town. See our blog from last year for more background.

Santa Fe Hotel (1913)

935 Santa Fe Avenue (view map)
Telesfuro Jance, Builder
Modified Renaissance Revival

The Santa Fe Hotel is one of the oldest and most important Basque institutions in Fresno. Historically, Basque hotels constituted a network of ethnic establishments through which Basque immigrants could enter and move about the United States with a maximum of protection and a minimum of culture shock. As was the custom, the Santa Fe Hotel was built near the railroad station. For its old-world clientele, the Santa Fe Hotel was both a way station for the newly-arrived immigrant and a haven for the unemployed. The hotel also was the base of operations for the Basque sheepmen in town on business.
References:

• Guide to Historic Fresno-Local, National
  
• NoeHill
  
• Sheperd's Inn
  
• National Registry of Historic Places: Documentation and Pictures
  

Overall Landmark References:

• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• National Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)
  
• NoeHill (NOE)
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB)
  
• Waymarking (WAY)
  
• Historic American Buildings Survey
  
• Guide to Historic Fresno