{"id":238377,"date":"2016-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/the-keating\/"},"modified":"2016-04-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T07:00:00","slug":"the-keating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/the-keating\/","title":{"rendered":"The Keating"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Jake Romero | Puntos de referencia de Gaslamp<\/p>\n

On Jan. 6, 1888, George J. Keating acquired the land that the future building that bears his name would eventually be built upon.<\/p>\n

Keating, a successful partner in one of the world\u2019s largest farm implement and equipment firms, Smith and Keating, came from Kansas City, Missouri, to San Diego with his wife Fannie in 1886.<\/p>\n

They were initially drawn to San Diego because of George\u2019s poor health and it is unfortunate that he would not live to see the construction of his building, having died of heart failure at his home on June 28, 1888.<\/p>\n

\"KEATING\"<\/a>
The Keating Building (1890), northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and F Street; Reid Brothers, architects (Courtesy GQHF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His wife Fanny however, was not to be defeated by his passing, and by August of 1890, excavation for the new building at the northwest corner of what is now Fifth Avenue and F Street, was underway.<\/p>\n

Fanny retained the Reid Brothers, well-known architects and designers of Coronado\u2019s Hotel Del, to design the building according to George\u2019s original plans.<\/p>\n

The Keating features a Romanesque architectural theme with the first two stories comprised of Sespe sandstone shipped from Ventura, California, while the remaining stories are built with pressed red brick, highlighted with terra cotta ornamentation.<\/p>\n

Corner towers on the F Street side of the building and arched windows are distinguishing features.<\/p>\n

This structure is one of the most recognizable and beautiful buildings in the historic Gaslamp Quarter, and today houses a popular hotel named after Mr. Keating himself.<\/p>\n

\u2014Jake Romero es el director de operaciones de la Fundaci\u00f3n Hist\u00f3rica Gaslamp Quarter, ubicada en 410 Island Ave., Downtown, en la hist\u00f3rica Davis-Horton House. Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n visite gaslampfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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