. ▁C outs ▁Jr ., ▁bought ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁restore ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁mem orial ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁Y s id ora ▁Band ini ▁de ▁C outs . ▁C outs ▁rem ode led ▁the ▁residence ▁in ▁Ste am bo at ▁Rev ival ▁architecture ▁style . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁w ired ▁for ▁electric ity , ▁and ▁gas . ▁C ave ▁J . ▁C outs ▁Jr . ▁ren ames ▁the ▁building ▁as , ▁" The ▁Mir amar ," ▁hotel ▁and ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁The ▁Mir amar ▁is ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁California ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁James ▁H . ▁and ▁N ora ▁Card well ▁purchased ▁the ▁Band ini ▁property . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁their ▁son ▁Frank ▁renov ated ▁the ▁building ▁into ▁an ▁ups c ale ▁tour ist ▁mot el . ▁The ▁Card well s ▁eventually ▁sold ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁Old ▁Town ▁became ▁a ▁state ▁historic ▁park . ▁The ▁State ▁of ▁California ▁and ▁con cess ion aire ▁Che f ▁and ▁restaurant ▁owner ▁Joseph ▁M ell uso ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁operating ▁agreement . ▁Under ▁agreement ▁the ▁Hotel ▁would ▁receive ▁necessary ▁historical ▁exc av ation , ▁and ▁rest oration ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Cos m opol itan ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁Re open ing ▁The ▁Cos m opol itan ▁re open ed ▁for ▁business ▁as ▁a ▁Hotel ▁and ▁R estaur ant ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁