J. P. Andrews Building
City of San Luis Obispo Historic Building
On this site, the storied original Andrews Hotel stood. The grand opening of that remarkable structure was celebrated July 3, 1885. Nine and one half months later, on Palm Sunday, April 18, 1886 it burned to the ground. On the ashes, the present structure, the J.P. Andrews Building was erected to serve as the offices of the J.P. Andrews Banking Company. The building was completed in 1893 and the J.P. Andrews Banking Company opened for business January 2, 1894. J.P. Andrews was described by editor Myron Angel as “a man of great force and iron will”. He made his first money in ranching, founded the Bank of San Luis Obispo in 1893, among the many enterprises which were the products of his tireless industry. The great grandson of Revolutionary War General Charles Colesworth Pinckney, John Pinckney Andrews came to California in 1857 from Montgomery County, North Carolina, and settled in San Luis Obispo County in 1859. The J.P. Andrews building has housed many businesses, among them the commercial bank, the automobile club, a restaurant and a newspaper.
The restoration process of the main floor offices was accomplished by Mission Mortgage Exchange of San Luis Obispo, April 6, 1981.
Marker is at the intersection of Monterey Street and Osos Street, on the right when traveling south on Monterey Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
