Baldwin Hotel is a hotel in Chinatown, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “demolished hotel in San Francisco”. It opened in 1876 and closed in 1898. It is owned by Lucky Baldwin. It stands about 1.1 km from the centre of Chinatown.[3]
Overview
Baldwin Hotel was a 19th-century luxury hotel and theatre built by Comstock Lode millionaire, entrepreneur, and gambler Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, formerly in downtown San Francisco, California. It was located on Powell Street at the corner of Market Street, near the Union Square area.
From “Baldwin Hotel (San Francisco)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1876. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.1 km from the centre of Chinatown. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), about 18 km from the centre of Chinatown.[4]
It is one of 67 hotels in and around Chinatown recorded in Wikidata, 30 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 19 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Lick House, opened in 1863. See Hotels in Chinatown.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Axiom Hotel — 0.0 km
- Hotel Union Square — 0.1 km, opened 1908
- Parc 55 Hilton Hotel — 0.1 km
- Ambassador Hotel — 0.2 km
- Hotel Zelos San Francisco, a Viceroy Urban Retreat — 0.2 km
- Hotel Zetta San Francisco, a Viceroy Urban Retreat — 0.2 km
- Hotel Nikko San Francisco — 0.2 km, opened 1987
- San Francisco Marriott Marquis — 0.2 km, opened 1989
- The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square — 0.3 km
- Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco — 0.3 km
See also
References
- ^ Baldwin Hotel (Q16950096). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Baldwin Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-16.
- ^ Chinatown (Q1073644). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Chinatown. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.