The original hotel on the site was built by General Marshall C. Wentworth , a Civil War veteran , and designed by Charles Frederick Whittlesey in the Spanish Mission Revival-style . It opened in February 1907 as the '' ' Hotel Wentworth ' '' , but the structure was only partially complete , with the first four stories finished and a temporary roof . The hotel 's completion had been delayed due to a shortage of construction crews caused by rebuilding in San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake . Heavy rains that year kept away prospective guests , and the Wentworth closed its doors in July 1907 after its first season
1906 earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
The Langham Huntington, Pasadena