{"nrhp_refnum":"03000425","name":"Westminster Presbyterian Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1300 N St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sacramento","county":"Sacramento County","state":"CA","lat":38.576272764000066,"lon":-121.49194335499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Westminster Presbyterian Church is a Spanish Eclectic church at 1300 N Street, on the southeast corner of 13th and N Streets in Sacramento, California. It was built in 1927 to designs by Dean and Dean, with Campbell Construction Company as builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an excellent local example of 1920s Spanish Eclectic architecture in Sacramento, under Criterion C. It combines Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic influences, with a dome inspired by Hagia Sophia and a bell tower inspired by St. Mark's Campanile. It is described as the first and most fully realized Spanish Eclectic church in the city.","narrative":"Westminster Presbyterian Church occupies two city lots at 13th and N Streets in Sacramento, facing Capitol Park. Completed in 1927 for a congregation that had grown from 316 to over 1,300 members, it replaced two Queen Anne houses. Architect Charles Dean of Dean and Dean designed it in the Spanish Eclectic style, and Campbell Construction Company built it of reinforced concrete with stucco walls and a tile roof. A ten-story bell tower modeled on St. Mark's Campanile in Venice and a bell-shaped dome inspired by Hagia Sophia in Istanbul dominate the skyline. Pastor Sherman Divine, impressed by Hagia Sophia on his travels, encouraged that influence. Gothic entrance arches, rose windows, a courtyard and a Greek cross plan add to the design. The church was listed for its architecture, as the first and most complete Spanish Eclectic church in Sacramento. Its exterior remains close to the original, and it still serves as a church.","period_of_significance":"1927","architect_builder":"Dean and Dean, Architects; Campbell, Walter, Construction Company","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Spanish Eclectic","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a religious facility; the exterior is little changed from 1927 and the church is described as in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.634334-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/03000425.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000425/b277530792-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000425/b277530792-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Steve Rouhotas","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Westminster_Presbyterian_Church_sacramento_Ca.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Rouhotas</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Westminster_Presbyterian_Church_sacramento_Ca.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860694","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Presbyterian_Church_(Sacramento,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16243236"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sacramento-county/westminster-presbyterian-church-03000425/"}