{"nrhp_refnum":"11001053","name":"Comstock House","other_names":["The Oates--Comstock House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"767 Mendocino Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Santa Rosa","county":"Sonoma County","state":"CA","lat":38.447508913000036,"lon":-122.71793219399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-01-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story wood-frame house at 767 Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, built in 1905 and designed by architect Brainerd Jones, with a contributing ca. 1911 garage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house embodies the First Bay Region Tradition of architecture and represents the work of master architect Brainerd Jones. It is also significant under Criterion A for community development, tied to the Comstock family, including Hilliard Comstock, who served as president of the Santa Rosa Board of Education and as a long-serving Superior Court judge. The form calls it the only substantially original remaining example of the First Bay Region Tradition in Santa Rosa.","narrative":"Built in 1905 at 767 Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa, this two and one-half story shingled house was designed by Petaluma architect Brainerd Jones in the First Bay Region Tradition. It has a cross-gabled gambrel roof, a deep front porch with squat Doric columns and heavy timber balustrades, bow windows, and a brick chimney. Inside, a central hall and ceremonial stair organize the plan, and redwood trim, built-in cabinetry and classical fireplaces show the quality of the carpentry. The lot holds mature trees, a low basalt wall and a ca. 1911 garage. The property is listed for architecture and for community development. It is described as the only substantially original example of its style remaining in Santa Rosa and as an outstanding work of Jones, who designed more than a hundred buildings. The Comstock family, including a longtime school board president and judge, occupied the house until 1991. The period of significance runs from 1905 to 1936.","period_of_significance":"1905-1936","architect_builder":"Brainerd Jones; Williamson & McKenzie","architectural_style":"First Bay Region Tradition","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition with few alterations since construction; historically and currently a single-family dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.621249-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/11001053.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11001053/d5fc9f8f28-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11001053/d5fc9f8f28-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Frank Schulenburg","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comstock_House,_Santa_Rosa_(2012).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Schulenburg</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:Comstock_House,_Santa_Rosa_(2012).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862052","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133551653"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sonoma-county/comstock-house-11001053/"}