Montgomery Hotel - San Jose, CA
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DougK
N 37° 19.933 W 121° 53.288
10S E 598499 N 4132307
The Montgomery Hotel, built in 1911, was the first hotel in San Jose to be built with electrical fixtures and private baths. The Montgomery Hotel was moved to accomodate an expansion to the Fairmont Hotel.
Waymark Code: WM616J
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2009
Views: 4
Expansion plans for the Fairmont Hotel would have required razing the old Montgomery Hotel. The Preservation Action Council of San Jose sought to save the historic building.
"On January 29, 2000, the Montgomery Hotel was moved to its new location 186 feet south of its original site. The relocation was an amazing feat, breaking records for the heaviest building ever moved. The hotel weighed 9.6 million pounds and special equipment was built for the project. Special remote controlled machinery was placed under the structure which inched along for more than 3 hours before reaching its destination. The move cost over $12 million."
Original Location: N 37° 19.957 W 121° 53.306
How it was moved: Wheels / Dolly / Truck
Type of move: Inside City
Building Status: Private
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