San Francisco ยท Nob Hill
InterContinental Mark Hopkins
George D. Smith's 19-story 1926 hotel on the site of railroad magnate Mark Hopkins's Nob Hill mansion, crowned by the Top of the Mark lounge.
- Built
- 1926Opened December 4, 1926 on the site of railroad magnate Mark Hopkins' mansion (destroyed 1906).
- Style
- Renaissance Revival / French Chateau
- Architect
- Weeks & Day
- Type
- Grand hotel
- Area
- Nob Hill
- Credentials
- Local landmark; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
Mining engineer George D. Smith bought the site of Mark Hopkins’ Nob Hill mansion, destroyed in 1906, and built a 19-story hotel with Weeks & Day that opened on December 4, 1926. Actor John Barrymore lived there soon after it opened. Smith called its glass-walled rooftop lounge the ‘Top of the Mark’. He sold the hotel in 1961, and it passed through several operators before becoming an InterContinental.
Good to know
- Address: 1 Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA 94108
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.