{"nrhp_refnum":"10000357","name":"Palo Alto Medical Clinic","other_names":["Roth Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"300 Homer Ave","address_restricted":false,"city":"Palo Alto","county":"Santa Clara County","state":"CA","lat":37.44385966800007,"lon":-122.15684399499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-06-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Health/Medicine","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one- and two-story, U-shaped concrete medical clinic building at 300 Homer Avenue in Palo Alto, California, built in 1932 and designed by Birge Clark. It is also known as the Roth Building.","why_significant":"It was the home of the first multi-specialty group medical practice in Palo Alto, which pioneered group practice and prepaid care on the Peninsula. It is also an example of Spanish Eclectic design by architect Birge Clark, with exterior frescos by Victor Arnautoff.","narrative":"Built in 1932 at 300 Homer Avenue in Palo Alto, this U-shaped concrete building was designed by architect Birge Clark for the newly formed Palo Alto Medical Clinic. It has stucco walls, a clay Mission tile roof, steel casement windows and a courtyard centered on a large oak. An arched arcade at the entry holds medical-themed frescos by Victor Arnautoff, and a wood balcony overlooks the courtyard. Inside, several doctors' offices and examination rooms keep original paneling, hardware and tile. The clinic was the community's first multi-specialty group practice, and it introduced prepaid care for Stanford students and adopted new medical technology. A 1947 rear addition was partly removed in 2003. The clinic moved to a new campus in 1999, and the City of Palo Alto bought the property in 2000. The building is now unoccupied but protected, and it is recognized for its role in local healthcare and for its design.","period_of_significance":"1932-1999","architect_builder":"Birge Clark, Architect; Wells P. Goodnough, Builder","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Spanish Colonial Revival/Monterey Style influence (described as Spanish Eclectic)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Vacant since the clinic moved out in 1999 and the City of Palo Alto bought it in 2000; the building has been stabilized, seismically retrofitted in part, and is regularly inspected and maintained. Overall condition is described as good.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.794991-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/10000357.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000357/2897f94c5b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10000357/2897f94c5b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palo_Alto_Medical_Clinic,_300_Homer_Ave.,_Palo_Alto,_CA_5-27-2012_4-21-09_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</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:Palo_Alto_Medical_Clinic,_300_Homer_Ave.,_Palo_Alto,_CA_5-27-2012_4-21-09_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861754","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto_Medical_Clinic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99373498"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/santa-clara-county/palo-alto-medical-clinic-10000357/"}