page_title: Hotel Californian (San Francisco, California)
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Hotel Californian (San Francisco, California) / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco, California. Lobby of the Serrano Hotel (formerly the Hotel Californian), 405 Taylor St, San Francisco, California, USA. Camera location37°&#160;47′&#160;10.74″&#160;N, 122°&#160;24′&#160;41.53″&#160;W&#160;View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth
context_page_description: The Spero Hotel, originally the Hotel Californian and later the Serrano Hotel, is a historic hotel building in San Francisco, California. It was designed by Edward E. Young and built in 1923. A four story addition designed by Alfred Henry Jacobs was completed in 1929. The 12-story hotel is at 405 Taylor Street. It underwent a $16 million renovation and became the Spero Hotel in 2018. It is listed on the listed on the National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco, California.
context_section_description: The building's exterior was constructed in a Renaissance Revival architecture style while the lobby was designed with Spanish Colonial Revival architecture features. The addition by Jacobs finished in 1929 added Art Deco features to the building's exterior. The exterior includes pressed metal panels, balconies, and elaborate cornice decoration. It also features marble floors.
  The lobby has columns with a twisting design and decorative ironwork. Ground floor retail spaces have evolved over the years while the upper floors have remained largely intact.
caption: Lobby of the Hotel Serrano in 2008
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