John Mahoney

<p>When Westerfeld died in 1895, the home was sold to John Mahoney, noted for building the St. Francis Hotel and the Palace Hotel after the 1906 earthquake.</p>

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<p>Completely rebuilt from the ground up, the "New" Palace Hotel opened on December 19, 1909, and quickly resumed the role of its namesake predecessor as an important San Francisco landmarkas well as host to many of the city's great events.</p>

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<p>. In 1923, Warren G. Harding's term as President ended suddenly when he died at the Palace Hotel, in Room 8064, an eighth floor suite that overlooks Market Street.[26] In 1945, the Palace Hotel hosted a banquet to mark the opening session of the United Nations.</p>

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<p>Also the St.Francis has a total of 666 rooms, this is where I attended uncle Phils 70th birthday party at this same hotel.</p>

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<p>1965 – Charles Fracchia purchased the building to use as a residence but never occupied it. The house was mentioned in the book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. The Calliope Company, a fifty-member collective, moved in.</p>

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<p>Charles Fracchia is a founding member of Rolling Stone magazine.</p>

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<p>1948 – The home was converted into a 14-unit apartment building. For most of the next two decades, the units were rented to African-Americanmusicians who played in the neighborhood jazz clubs. John Handy was one of many to call the Westerfeld House his home.</p>

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