{"nrhp_refnum":"75000484","name":"Neary-Rodriguez Adobe","other_names":["Neary-Hopcroft Adobe"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"130-134 School St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Santa Cruz","county":"Santa Cruz County","state":"CA","lat":36.97767511100005,"lon":-122.02866084699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-02-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A story-and-a-half adobe duplex at 130-134 School Street in Santa Cruz, California, built between 1791 and 1810 (local historians say circa 1810) as part of Mision La Exaltacion de la Santa Cruz. It sits on a quarried limestone base and is owned by the State of California.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the oldest structure in Santa Cruz and the only building remaining from the original mission complex. It is thought to have served as the mission guardhouse, the only one attached to a California mission that remains structurally intact. It has been continuously occupied through the Spanish, Mexican, California Republic and American periods.","narrative":"This adobe duplex at 130-134 School Street in Santa Cruz is the last surviving building of the Mission La Exaltacion de la Santa Cruz complex. Built between 1791 and 1810, probably around 1810, it is a story-and-a-half structure of adobe on a quarried limestone base, with two remaining halves sharing a five-foot common wall. Historians generally agree it served as the mission guardhouse, with the commander of the guard and his family in one half and his subordinates in the other. Narcisso Berreyessa commanded the guard from 1812 to 1816. After secularization, one half passed to Felipe Armas, later sold to Patrick Neary in 1865, and the other went to the Rodriguez family. The State of California bought the building in 1957. It has been occupied continuously through the Spanish, Mexican, California Republic and American periods. The Neary half retains Victorian stencilling, wallpapers and gilt moldings, though its walls and floors need repair.","period_of_significance":"Not earlier than 1791 or later than 1810 (18th and 19th centuries)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular Mission (Mission Period)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Both halves have been continuously occupied; the Neary side is in fair condition and needs immediate attention to its walls and floors, while the Hopcroft side has been better cared for. The state bought the property in 1957 and did some preservation work in 1965.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.765188-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/75000484.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000484/09fa2300ac-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000484/09fa2300ac-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Carol M. Highsmith","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mission_Santa_Cruz_was_a_Spanish_mission_founded_by_the_Franciscan_order_in_present-day_Santa_Cruz,_California_LCCN2013632074.tif\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol M. Highsmith</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mission_Santa_Cruz_was_a_Spanish_mission_founded_by_the_Franciscan_order_in_present-day_Santa_Cruz,_California_LCCN2013632074.tif"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"76000530","name":"Mission Hill Area Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/california/mission-hill-area-historic-district-76000530/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861881","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Santa_Cruz","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12061892"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/santa-cruz-county/neary-rodriguez-adobe-75000484/"}