Tioga Hotel

Tioga Hotel
Location 1715 N St., Merced, California
Coordinates 37°18′8″N 120°29′8″W / 37.30222°N 120.48556°W / 37.30222; -120.48556Coordinates: 37°18′8″N 120°29′8″W / 37.30222°N 120.48556°W / 37.30222; -120.48556
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1928 (1928)
Architectural style Renaissance
NRHP Reference # 80000821[1]
Added to NRHP October 3, 1980

The Tioga Hotel is a historic hotel building located at 1715 N St. in Merced, California. Built in 1928, the hotel is the largest building in Merced. The hotel's architecture reflects the transitional design common in 1920s hotels, which were moving away from the Classical Revival designs used in hotels in the past. In addition, the building boasted Merced's first neon sign. The Tioga Hotel was a grand hotel which hosted prominent guests, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Mary Pickford, and various foreign royalty. During World War II, the hotel played a role in the war effort; the U.S. Air Force used a floor of the building for offices, and various organizations held wartime fundraisers in its lobby and ballrooms. After the war, manager Gyle Miller returned the hotel to its former prominence; in the following decades, the hotel hosted film stars and served as a center for agricultural trade. The rise of automobile travel ultimately led to the hotel's decline, and it was converted to a residential apartment building.[2]

The Tioga Hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1980.[1] In 2011, financial discrepancies were discovered resulting in a discovery of an embezzlement operation and the arrest of the property manager, James M. Hiestand.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Kobrin, Neil. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form" (PDF). Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ Parsons, Rob (September 27, 2013). "New hearing set in Tioga embezzlement case". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved July 30, 2016.


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