{"nrhp_refnum":"04000140","name":"Edgewood Store","other_names":["Edgewood Emporium","Cavanaugh's"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"24505 Edgewood Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Edgewood","county":"Siskiyou County","state":"CA","lat":41.45764643900003,"lon":-122.43227920899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-03-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story wood-frame general store with a full basement and small attic at 24505 Edgewood Road in the rural village of Edgewood, Siskiyou County, California. It was rebuilt in 1899 by Edward Cavanaugh after an 1898 fire destroyed an earlier store from 1888.","why_significant":"The store is argued to be significant under Criterion A in the area of commerce as the central commercial and community institution of a pioneer railroad and ranching town in southern Shasta Valley. It supplied goods, housed the post office and served as a meeting place. It is the only commercial building remaining from the once-busy town.","narrative":"Edgewood Store is a one-story pine building with a stone foundation, a full basement and a stepped facade, standing in the small ranching village of Edgewood near Mount Shasta. Edward Cavanaugh built his first store on the site in 1888. After a fire destroyed it and the post office in 1898, he rebuilt a larger store in early 1899. Over the decades it sold food, clothing and farm implements, and it also housed the post office, served as a meeting hall and, in the 1940s, headquartered a California State Militia unit. The town grew around a stage stop and then the railroad, and the store is the only commercial building left from that era. It was listed for its role in local commerce and community life between 1899 and 1953. The front facade, original doors and windows, and interior wood floor and ceiling survive, though aluminum siding covers two sides and the north porch was enclosed in the 1960s.","period_of_significance":"1899-1953","architect_builder":"Cavanaugh, Edward","architectural_style":"Late 19th/Early 20th c. revivals; Other: One Part Commercial Block","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as vacant, though the narrative also says the store has served continuously as a store since 1899 and that the owner lives in the rear living quarters. Aluminum siding was added to the south and west sides in 1973, and the north porch was enclosed in the 1960s.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.832136-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/04000140.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000140/9e745b33bd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000140/9e745b33bd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jon Roanhaus","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edgewood_Store.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jon Roanhaus</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:Edgewood_Store.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861969","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133539680"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/siskiyou-county/edgewood-store-04000140/"}