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Historical Significance of the Southern Hotel, and the Bernasconi's in comparison to the rest of the worlds history.

Created by sarahmotte on May 22, 2008

Last updated: 03/11/10 at 06:13 PM

• Dipity Timeline Created
  May 22, 2008 3:18 PM

• Southern Hotel listed in the National Register of Historical Places
  1992

• Restored Hotel
  1989

  Major restoration done on the Southern Hotel, making it appear as it does today.

• Restoring the Hotel
  1988

  Project Starting Date for the Hotel

• George Bush becomes President
  1988

• Hotel in Flames
  1986

  Two back to back fires nearly destroy the Southern Hotel and all hopes of restoring it. One fire believed to have been deliberately set.

• Hotel receives a 75,000 dollar grant
  1984

  The grant was approved by the state on March 13th, 1985 for restoration

• Hotel in Bad Shape
  1983

  Hotel Declared and eyesore and a public nuisance

• Matilda dies at 97 years old
  1981

• Vietnam War Ends
  1974

• Richard Nixon becomes President
  1968

• Hippie Movement
  Dec 31, 1965

• Dedication of the Hotel
  1964

  The Hotel was dedicated to the Bernasconi's, being built in 1886

• Perris Valley Historical and Museum Association Founded
  1963

• Kennedy Assassinated
  1962

• Construction of Lake Perris
  Dec 31, 1959

• Civil Rights Movement
  Dec 31, 1959

• Marcellina dies
  1956

  Marcellina dies 3 months before her 100th birthday.

• Vietnam War begins
  1955

• Matilda Bernasconi's current residence
  Dec 31, 1949

  The Southern Hotel closed to customers but served as a private residence for Matilda.

• Matilda comes home to take care of her mother
  1948

• Land owned by the Bernasconi's
  1945

  Marcellina Bernasconi, then 89, deeded as gift, several lots of land to four of her children. The lots holding the Southern Hotel (6 & 7, Block 21) were given to Matilda Roberts and Dorothy Thompson

• A-bomb dropped on Japan
  1944

• World War II begins
  1941

• Pearl Harbor attack
  1940

• Adolf Hitler becomes Fueher of Germany
  1933

• Frankling D Roosevelt is President
  1932

• Perris Theater built by Thom Sharpe
  Dec 31, 1929

• Stock market crash
  1928

• The Ragsdales begin construction of the Rock Castle
  1927

• Bernardo Bernasconi dies
  1922

  Pictured is the Bernasconi's tombstone located at the local Perris Cemetery on Perris Blvd.

• 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote
  1919

• Perris Cemetary moved to Perris Boulevard
  Dec 31, 1919

• 18th Amendment prohibits alcohol
  1919

• Perris Schoolhouse is demolished
  1918

• Versailles Peace Treaty
  1918

• World War I
  Dec 31, 1913

• Perris High School is built
  1912

• The town of Perris becomes incorporated
  1910

• The Senate passes Amendment no 8, granting suffrage to women
  1910

• Alfalfa becomes a major crop in Perris
  1909

• Southern Hotel ceases it's operations
  1906

  The Bernasconi's home was used as a hotel until this time.

• San Francisco Earthquake
  1905

• The Bank of Perris is built
  1903

  The bank of Perris is located across the street; built by Wilbert W. Stewart, and operated by the Stewart Family.

• The Bernasconi's move into the Southern Hotel
  1900

• Perris Progress newspaper established
  1900

• Theadore Roosevelt is President
  1900

• Spanish/ American War
  1897

• Southern Hotel goes through changes
  1891

  North Side of the foyer used as a clothing store, and the bay was probably removed.

• Santa Fe Depot of Perris completed
  1891