{"nrhp_refnum":"72000215","name":"Amador County Hospital Building","other_names":["Old Hospital Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"708 Court St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jackson","county":"Amador County","state":"CA","lat":38.35213075100006,"lon":-120.76754753999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-02-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick county hospital building with a wood-frame covered balcony, at Court Street in Jackson, Amador County, California, built in 1890 with an annex added in 1901.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building represents a stage in the cultural setting of Amador County, when the county hospital served indigent sick people county-wide. It is also described as an early American style building with Spanish influence, a California eclectic form that is one of the few remaining of its kind in the Mother Lode area.","narrative":"Built in 1890 on Court Street in Jackson, this two-story brick hospital served Amador County as its third county hospital. The first was a private home used when the county formed in 1854, and a second hospital was built in 1860. The Board of Supervisors sought plans in 1887, but the contract was not signed until 1888 because of a dispute over the location of the county seat. C. W. Swain built the main building, and C. E. Fournier built the kitchen and dining room addition. A wood-frame covered balcony wraps around the structure. An annex designed by H. E. Kay and built by Lincoln Vandament was finished in November 1901. The hospital cared for the county's indigent sick. Its blend of Early American style with Spanish influence is described as a California eclectic form, and few buildings like it remain in the Mother Lode area. In 1971 it held county hospital supplies, and local groups proposed converting it to offices and meeting space.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Swain, C.W.; Fournier, C.E. (annex plans by H. E. Kay, built by Lincoln Vandament)","architectural_style":"Early American style with some Spanish influence, a California eclectic form","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described in 1971 as in good condition and maintained in usable condition; used for county hospital supplies storage, with a proposal to remodel the interior for county offices and public meetings. Later re-addressed to 708 Court Street.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.973915-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/72000215.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000215/f5b6a3f53c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000215/f5b6a3f53c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bobak Ha'Eri","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0724-CA-Jackson-ACHospital.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bobak Ha'Eri</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0724-CA-Jackson-ACHospital.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858385","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amador_County_Hospital_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133258457"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/amador-county/amador-county-hospital-building-72000215/"}