Construction of the hotel began about 1905 , contemporaneously with the nearby Claremont Park development of Duncan McDuffie , but halted as a result of supply and financial difficulties caused by the 1906 earthquake . Construction resumed for a time in 1910 , but further difficulties impeded progress . Finally , the hotel was completed and opened in 1915 as the '' ' Claremont Hotel '' '
1906 earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Claremont Hotel & Spa