✨ THE PALACE HOTEL✨ The original Palace Hotel was built in 1875 by San Francisco banker and entrepreneur William Chapman Ralston and U.S. Senator William Sharon. With 755 guest rooms, the original Palace Hotel (also known colloquially as the "Bonanza Inn") was at the time of its construction the largest hotel in the Western United States. The majestic hotel was rebuilt after it was destroyed by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fires and reopened in 1909 and was immediately one of the most recognized landmarks in the country. The hotel served as the stage for several important events. In 1919, Woodrow Wilson gave speeches in the Garden Court in support of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations. In 1923, Warren G. Harding's term as president ended suddenly when he died at the Palace Hotel, in Room 8064, an eighth floor suite that overlooks Market Street.[25] In 1945, the Palace Hotel hosted a banquet to mark the opening session of the United Nations. The Palace was sold to Sheraton Hotels in 1954 and became the Sheraton-Palace Hotel. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev spoke at a banquet at the Sheraton-Palace during his American tour in 1959. The Garden Court was declared a San Francisco Landmark in 1969. And the entire structure of the Sheraton-Palace was declared a landmark in 1984. It was renamed as “The Palace Hotel” in 1995. Follow me for more Bay Area history. — 🪪CA DRE 02172799 | 📞714.926.3199 | 📧austinklar@gmail.com | Agent w/ Avenue 8 #sanfrancisco #homes #dreamhome #bayarea #luxury #realestate #history#greenscreen