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History: The San Dimas Hotel (aka Walker House), was designed by Joseph Cather Newsom in the Queen Anne style and completed in 1887. The Walker family inhabited the house from 1889 until the 1970’s when it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1978, the building was renovated and leased to a restaurant. The City of San Dimas, the current owner, acquired it in 1997. The approximately 10,550 square foot building has two stories, plus a small basement and an attic. There are fourteen fireplaces and seven chimneys in the house.

Scope of Work: The goal of the project was to rehabilitate the building to the Secretary of the Interior Standards, as well as to improve the commercial kitchen facility to provide a prime food service location. The design includes a complete seismic rehabilitation, an ADA upgrade, including the addition of an elevator, and new ramp to provide access at the basement. Offices, gallery and meeting spaces have been added to the north wing of the second floor, which was originally left unfinished. The scope included the design of a garden with a patio and trellis suitable for outdoor dining and celebrations.

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