Lincoln Hotel (San Diego)

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Lincoln Hotel
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The building's exterior in 2013
Lincoln Hotel (San Diego)
General information
TypeHotel
Address536 5th Avenue
Town or citySan Diego
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 32°42′39″N117°09′37″W / 32.710947181919465°N 117.16032982299744°W / 32.710947181919465; -117.16032982299744
Opened1913

The Lincoln Hotel is a historic building located at 536 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego, California. It was built in 1913 and its architectural style is Victorian with elements of Art Nouveau. [1]

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The Historical Building Marker inscription (marker number 60) for the Lincoln Hotel reads:

This four-story, steel-framed building features distincitive architectural treatment. Conveyed through a red clay tile roof and decorative white glazed ceramic tile on the facade. It was used initially as a wine business on the first floor with a hotel above. The building features a flat roof with a slightly stepped parapet and concrete pediment cast with the date of construction. A lion's head was originally on the parapet, but fell during a 1986 earthquake, and was quickly taken by passerby.

The marker was placed by Gaslamp Quarter Association, Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation, and San Diego Historical Society. [2]

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References

  1. "No More Wine-ing! – Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation". Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation. February 15, 2020. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  2. "The Lincoln Hotel 1913 Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2024.