{"nrhp_refnum":"74000529","name":"Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Co. General Office Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"619 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Alturas","county":"Modoc County","state":"CA","lat":41.48981778800004,"lon":-120.54302690699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-09-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stone block office building at 619 N. Main Street in Alturas, Modoc County, California, built in 1917-18 as the general office of the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Company. It has a tile roof and a bell tower.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building represents a notable transition between the Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles in early 20th century California. It is also tied to the railroad's role in the development of Alturas and Modoc County, since the company moved its headquarters there in 1918.","narrative":"Built in 1917-18 of stone block on the main street of Alturas, this building served as the general office of the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway. The company moved its headquarters and shops to Alturas after selling part of its line to the Western Pacific in 1917, and local citizens had offered $10,000 and 20 acres to attract it. Stone for the building came from the Sisson quarry west of town, and the cost was estimated at about $40,000. Architecturally, it combines a curved gable and arched entrance from the Mission Revival with Churrigueresque ornamentation at the side entrance, which reflects the later Spanish Colonial Revival. The tile roof and bell tower echo both styles; all but one of the bells are wooden dummies turned on the company lathe. The exterior remains largely unaltered, apart from a lodge sign and a bulletin board. The building now serves as an Elks Lodge. The Southern Pacific bought the railway in 1926.","period_of_significance":"20th Century; construction 1917-18","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mission Revival with Spanish Colonial Revival elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and used as an Elks Lodge; described as maintained in good condition, with an essentially unaltered exterior and some interior modifications.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.336523-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/74000529.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000529/a901c8321a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000529/a901c8321a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nevada-California-Oregon_Railway_Co._General_Office_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nevada-California-Oregon_Railway_Co._General_Office_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859876","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada-California-Oregon_Railway_Co._General_Office_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14683470"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/modoc-county/nevada-california-oregon-railway-co-general-office-building-74000529/"}