{"nrhp_refnum":"02000384","name":"Free, Arthur Monroe, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"66 S. 14th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Joes","county":"Santa Clara County","state":"CA","lat":37.34210580000007,"lon":-121.87636981799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Arts and Crafts/Shingle style house built in 1905 at 66 South 14th Street in the Naglee Park area of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, with a contributing garage built at the same time.","why_significant":"The house is significant under Criterion B for its association with Arthur Monroe Free, who bought it in 1919 and lived there until his death in 1953. Free served in the U.S. Congress from 1921 to 1933 and was known as the Father of Moffett Field for sponsoring the legislation that established the Navy air station in Mountain View. The nomination also notes the house as a good example of Arts and Crafts architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1905 in San Jose's Naglee Park neighborhood, this two-story redwood-shingled house reflects the Arts and Crafts movement. It has intersecting gables, a front-facing dormer, a recessed porch under a timbered overhang, and clinker brick chimneys and planters. The foundation is steel-reinforced concrete, unusual for a residence of its date. Inside are oak plank floors, redwood paneling, sliding redwood doors, exposed beams and many built-in cabinets. A matching two-car garage stands at the southeast corner. The sleeping porch and a balcony were enclosed in the 1960s, but the house remains in excellent condition. Its listing rests on its link to Arthur Monroe Free, who bought it in 1919 and lived there until he died in 1953. A Republican congressman from 1921 to 1933, Free introduced and pushed through the federal legislation that created Moffett Field Naval Air Station in Mountain View, later home to NASA's Ames Research Center. The architect is unknown, though the owners suspect Julia Morgan.","period_of_significance":"1919-1953","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow/Craftsman (Arts and Crafts/Shingle style)","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"The property is described as well cared for and in excellent condition, and it remains in use as a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:26.96947-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/02000384.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000384/622d4f39d5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000384/622d4f39d5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"EugeneZelenko","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA-San_Jose-Arthur_Monroe_Free_Residence-1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">EugeneZelenko</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA-San_Jose-Arthur_Monroe_Free_Residence-1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861677","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Monroe_Free_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38251441"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/santa-clara-county/free-arthur-monroe-house-02000384/"}