{"nrhp_refnum":"76000511","name":"Heilbron House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"704 O St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sacramento","county":"Sacramento County","state":"CA","lat":38.57600981500008,"lon":-121.49952524799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-12-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story, 11-room Italianate residence at 704 O Street in Sacramento, California, built in 1881 for rancher August Heilbron and designed by architect Nathaniel Goodell.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a notable example of Victorian Italianate architecture and the work of Nathaniel Goodell, a highly respected early Sacramento architect. It is also tied to August Heilbron, a wealthy rancher and community figure whose home reflected his success. It is described as unique in Sacramento and remarkably well restored.","narrative":"Built in 1881 at 704 O Street in Sacramento, this four-story, 11-room house was designed by architect Nathaniel Goodell for August Heilbron, a German-born rancher and businessman who became one of California's cattle kings. The Italianate residence has a mansard roof, hooded dormers, slanted bays and a balconied porch with Corinthian columns. The main floor sits eight feet above street level because of frequent floods. Goodell, who also designed the Governor's Mansion, was known for ornate mansard-roofed houses, and the nomination calls this one elegant and unique in Sacramento. Heilbron was active in the Turnverein, the Hussars and the National Guard, and the house symbolized his achievement. After service as a restaurant from 1953, it was bought in 1973 by a savings and loan association, which restored it for office use. The exterior remains almost wholly intact, while some interior changes were made.","period_of_significance":"1881-1893","architect_builder":"Nathaniel Goodell (Nathaniel Dudley Goodell)","architectural_style":"Italianate / High Victorian with mansard roof (data sheet lists Second Empire)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored and used as a savings and loan branch office; exterior almost wholly intact, interior modified in places.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.000426-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/76000511.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000511/c4aaf8e21d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000511/c4aaf8e21d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0 us","author":"Photograph by Dave W. Murray. This photograph has been released under the indicated license(s) by the estate of Dave W. Murray [represented by Will Murray (Willscrlt), his son]. Proper credit must be given to the photographer, including a link to the estate's Website at DaveWMurray.com.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heilbron_House_(Across_the_Street),_Sacramento,_CA_-_DSC03853.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Photograph by Dave W. Murray. This photograph has been released under the indicated license(s) by the estate of Dave W. Murray [represented by Will Murray (Willscrlt), his son]. Proper credit must be given to the photographer, including a link to the estate's Website at DaveWMurray.com.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0 us</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heilbron_House_(Across_the_Street),_Sacramento,_CA_-_DSC03853.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860598","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilbron_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16842165"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sacramento-county/heilbron-house-76000511/"}