{"nrhp_refnum":"08001277","name":"San Juan Bautista Third Street Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"3rd St. between 406 3rd St. and Franklin St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Juan Bautista","county":"San Benito County","state":"CA","lat":36.844635975000074,"lon":-121.53697028999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-01-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-block commercial historic district along Third Street in the rural town of San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, California, containing 24 contributing and 8 noncontributing buildings dating from about 1834 to 1938.","why_significant":"The district is significant at the local level under Criteria A and C. It shows the American-driven commercial growth of San Juan Bautista from the Gold Rush era through the early twentieth century. It also keeps a range of vernacular building types, including adobe, Monterey, Carpenter Italianate and Western False Front buildings, in an intact small-town streetscape.","narrative":"Third Street is the historic commercial core of San Juan Bautista, a small agricultural town southwest of its Spanish mission. The four-block district holds buildings dating from about 1834 to 1938, most with one or two storefronts and side walls that abut their neighbors. Wood and adobe are the main materials, and four sandstone buildings were added between 1867 and 1871. Styles include Spanish Colonial adobe, Monterey, Carpenter Italianate and, most commonly, the Western False Front. The oldest building, the Casa de Anza Adobe, was built under Mexican rule and became a cantina in 1870. Commercial development began in 1849, when the Gold Rush brought visitors and American rule reshaped the town. Third Street stayed the town's commercial center through the early twentieth century, despite being bypassed by the railroad and later by Highway 101 development. Little new construction occurred between 1938 and the late 1950s, so the streetscape remains largely intact. The district was listed for local significance in commerce and architecture.","period_of_significance":"1849-1938","architect_builder":"Mostly unknown local builders; William R. Barbee is named as builder of the 103 and 107-109 Third Street buildings","architectural_style":"Spanish Colonial (adobe construction), Western False Front, Monterey, Carpenter Italianate","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The description states the district retains good to excellent integrity. Buildings are still in commercial use, and some upper floors are apartments.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.587308-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/08001277.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001277/43eb291588-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001277/43eb291588-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ROY KLOTZ, M.D.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SAN_BAUTISTA_THIRD_STREET_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">ROY KLOTZ, M.D.</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:SAN_BAUTISTA_THIRD_STREET_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860712","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141642066"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-benito-county/san-juan-bautista-third-street-historic-district-08001277/"}