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Overview

The Commercial Hotel was in operation in 1878, located, according to the San Francisco City Directory of that year, on the corner of "Kearny and Montgomery av." (See the San Francisco City Directory of 1878, p. 984.) Montgomery Avenue was the original name for Columbus Avenue, renamed in 1909.

Building History

Edward Holland was the Commercial Hotel's manager in 1890. The building had approximately 200 rooms in that year, with each costing between 50 cents and $1.50 per night.

Demolition

The Commercial Hotel was destroyed in the days of fire (likely on 04/20/1906) following the San Francisco Earthquake of 04/18/1906.

PCAD id: 20084