{"nrhp_refnum":"76000499","name":"Weller House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"524 Stewart St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fort Bragg","county":"Mendocino County","state":"CA","lat":39.44750837400005,"lon":-123.80418287399999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-07-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large Victorian-era frame house at 524 Stewart Street in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, built in 1886 by Horace Weller and enlarged with upper floors in 1897.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as the oldest house in Fort Bragg, built with exceptionally fine old-growth redwood paneling that cannot be duplicated. It is tied to Horace Weller Sr., a local lumber company manager, churchman and co-founder of the town's first bank. It is also the only dwelling on the Mendocino Coast open to the public as a private museum.","narrative":"Built in 1886 by Horace Weller as a one-and-a-half-story Victorian, this house at 524 Stewart Street in Fort Bragg grew to about 10,000 square feet when a second and third floor were added in 1897. Weller managed offices for local lumber firms and obtained select old-growth redwood for the work. Clear heartwood boards, specially milled moldings and paneling, and Douglas fir flooring give the interior a finish the nomination calls impossible to duplicate. The third floor holds a 40-foot-square ballroom with 15-foot ceilings of polished redwood, added in 1897 as a place of worship for the local Baptist congregation. A brick-lined well, pump house and carriage stop survive on the grounds. Weller also helped found Fort Bragg's first bank in 1891. Described as the oldest house in town, it is open to visitors as a private museum whose interior reflects use as a residence.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown (built for Horace Weller)","architectural_style":"Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition; used as a private residence and museum open to the public.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.216608-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/76000499.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000499/3c81094510-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000499/3c81094510-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"W Nowicki","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Weller_House,_Fort_Bragg,_California.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">W Nowicki</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:Weller_House,_Fort_Bragg,_California.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859829","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weller_House_(Fort_Bragg,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14684250"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/mendocino-county/weller-house-76000499/"}