Ambassador Hotel

Ambassador Hotel (HM1Q07)

Location: San Francisco, CA 94102 San Francisco County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 47.045', W 122° 24.567'

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c. 1911

Formerly Ferris Harriman Theater and Hotel and site of the original Tivoli Opera House destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Miriam Allen Deford, described by the Mystery Writers of America as San Francisco's "most distinguished and remarkable writer." lived here from 1936-1975. Under the management of Hank Wilson, the Ambassador Hotel served as an informal hospice when the AIDS crisis emerged in San Francisco in the 1980's. Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation renovated the Hotel in 2003.
This building is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
Uptown Tenderloin Historic District
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HM NumberHM1Q07
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Date Added Monday, December 14th, 2015 at 5:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 552000 N 4182023
Decimal Degrees37.78408333, -122.40945000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 47.045', W 122° 24.567'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 47' 2.7" N, 122° 24' 34.02" W
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Area Code(s)415, 619, 650, 510
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101 Eddy St, San Francisco CA 94102, US
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