{"nrhp_refnum":"04001136","name":"Goldschmidt House","other_names":["Casa Tres Vistas"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"243 Avenida La Cuesta","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Clemente","county":"Orange County","state":"CA","lat":33.43424623000004,"lon":-117.61126249799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-10-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Spanish Colonial Revival single-family house at 243 Avenida La Cuesta in San Clemente, Orange County, California, built in 1928 and designed by Los Angeles architect Paul R. Williams.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion C at the local level as the work of master architect Paul Revere Williams, the first African-American member of the American Institute of Architects. It is presented as a significant example of Williams's residential work in the second, \"Mediterranean\" phase of Spanish Colonial Revival. It also places Williams in Orange County early in his career. The building and grounds remain largely as built in 1928.","narrative":"Perched on a hill above San Clemente, this two-story Spanish Colonial Revival house was completed in 1928 to a design by Los Angeles architect Paul R. Williams. It sits on a lot of about 35,000 square feet and has white stucco walls, a hand-made red tile roof, a front porch with a fireplace, four balconies and a circular driveway. Inside are arched doors and windows, corbelled arches, a coffered living room ceiling with 96 carved redwood squares, a round library, a hidden bar room and oak and tile floors. Original gadgets such as a built-in can opener reflect Williams's habits of including novelties and concealed doors. A small addition around 1961 enclosed a rear courtyard, but no original walls were removed. The house is recognized as the work of Williams, a leading Southern California architect and the first African-American member of the American Institute of Architects. It shows his command of the Mediterranean phase of the style and records an early Orange County commission.","period_of_significance":"1928","architect_builder":"Williams, Paul R., AIA","architectural_style":"Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and retaining its original appearance; still used 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 02:54:29.501878-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/04001136.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001136/e603887bfc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001136/e603887bfc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jerrynovak","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goldschmidt_House,_San_Clemente,_California.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrynovak</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:Goldschmidt_House,_San_Clemente,_California.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860230","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldschmidt_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5580300"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/orange-county/goldschmidt-house-04001136/"}