{"nrhp_refnum":"73000448","name":"Lathrop House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"701 Hamilton Street","address_restricted":false,"city":"Redwood City","county":"San Mateo County","state":"CA","lat":37.487712473000045,"lon":-122.22976103399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival wood-frame house at 627 Hamilton Street, Redwood City, San Mateo County, California. It was built in 1863 for Benjamin Lathrop on a Broadway site and moved to its present location in 1905.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally important as an outstanding example of simplified Gothic Revival style as built in California in the 1860s. Its tall gables and arches pierced by quatrefoil designs are described as a prime example of the type and unique in San Mateo County.","narrative":"Built in 1863 for Benjamin Lathrop, this wood-frame house in Redwood City is a California example of Gothic Revival design in simplified form. Gothic motifs carved in wood were applied to a basic Colonial frame house, combined with a symmetrical facade, horizontal siding, front porches, a central door and tall gables with arches pierced by quatrefoil designs. The house originally stood on Broadway. It was sold with its site to the school district in 1894, moved to the rear when a new school was built, and relocated again in 1905 by a new owner to its present site on Hamilton Street. Restoration has returned the exterior close to its original look, using early photographs as a guide. Later additions were removed, missing finials, railings and pendants were reproduced, and redwood shingles were cut to match the original roof pattern. Interior work is still pending. The house is considered unique in San Mateo County for its style.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior restored to near original condition; interior needs extensive renovation, with restoration planned when funds are available. Owned by the County of San Mateo.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.347153-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/73000448.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000448/d23ec2dd30-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000448/d23ec2dd30-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Eugene Zelenko","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA-Redwood_City-Benjamin_Lathrop_House-1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Eugene Zelenko</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA-Redwood_City-Benjamin_Lathrop_House-1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":null,"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathrop_House_(Redwood_City,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28042366"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-mateo-county/lathrop-house-73000448/"}