Hesperia in San Bernardino County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Hesperia Hotel Granite Stones

Hesperia Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 7, 2021

1. Hesperia Hotel Marker

Inscription. These three granite stones were part of the foundation of possibly the High Deserts’ greatest landmark. The Hesperia Hotel was built in the late 1880's. This magnificent Hotel stood as a skyscraper at the corner of Hesperia Road and Spruce for near 75 years. It closed in 1926 as Route 66 was officially opened. The Mother Road rerouted traffic in a straight line from Cajon Summit to Victorville, instead of through Hesperia and the Old Government Road to Victorville. When it was realized in later years that those red bricks the hotel was constructed from were un-fired adobe clay and that the structure could not be reinforced for earthquakes, a very sad decision was made. The Hotel was burned and bulldozed to the ground in 1960.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 34° 25.317′ N, 117° 18.359′ W. Marker is in Hesperia, California, in San Bernardino County. It is on Main Street just east of 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Located at the Harrison Exhibit

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Center history museum, open Mon & Wed 9-1. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16367 Main St, Hesperia CA 92345, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Peninsular Ranges,

and specifically in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walters Store & House (approx. ¼ mile away); Hesperia Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hesperia Train Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Brown Road Crossing (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old School House (approx. half a mile away); Original Water Supply Ditch (approx. 0.9 miles away); Original Hesperia Beginnings (approx. 2.4 miles away); Holcomb Valley Road (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hesperia.

Also see . . . Hesperia.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 7, 2021

2. Hesperia Hotel Marker

California website entry (Submitted on May 2, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 7, 2021

3. Hesperia Hotel Marker

Harrison Exhibit Center Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 7, 2021

4. Harrison Exhibit Center Museum

Built in 1926, it’s the third oldest building in Hesperia.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,237 times since then and 167 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 8, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.