{"nrhp_refnum":"76000516","name":"Long-Waterman House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2408 1st Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Diego","county":"San Diego County","state":"CA","lat":32.730348993000064,"lon":-117.16425858899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-06-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame house with an unfinished attic and partial basement at 2408 First Avenue in the Banker's Hill area of San Diego, California, built in 1889 and designed by D. B. Benson for John S. Long.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the most important examples of California Queen Anne architecture in San Diego, with an irregular plan, circular porch, domed turret and abundant decorative detail. It has also been well maintained, with its original interior and most furnishings surviving. It was built during the 1889 boom, and Mrs. Robert Whitney Waterman, wife of a California governor, owned it from 1890 to 1895.","narrative":"Built in 1889 at 2408 First Avenue in San Diego, this two-story frame house is a showpiece of California Queen Anne design. Its plan and roofline are irregular, with projecting bays, curving walls, a wraparound porch on eleven turned posts, and a corner tower topped by a shingled dome and wrought-iron weathervane. Patterned shingles, carved sunburst panels, decorated barge boards and tall corbelled chimneys add to the exuberant detail. Inside, a grand staircase, carved screens and ornate fireplaces survive. San Diego architect D. B. Benson designed it for John S. Long, a founder of the Coronado Fruit Package Company, during the boom years when Banker's Hill became a fashionable neighborhood. Mrs. Robert Whitney Waterman, whose husband became governor of California in 1890, owned it from 1890 to 1895, and one family has held it since 1897. The house is valued as an outstanding example of its type and for its remarkable preservation, including original interior elements and furnishings dating from before 1900.","period_of_significance":"1889","architect_builder":"D. B. Benson (architect); John S. Long (builder)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne (California Queen Anne)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, virtually unaltered inside and out, and in private residential use; a carriage house and plantings, including a large magnolia, remain on the property.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.352041-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/76000516.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000516/d1a7f1c670-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000516/d1a7f1c670-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ric carson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:From_across_1st_Avenue.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ric carson</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:From_across_1st_Avenue.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860915","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5754308"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-diego-county/long-waterman-house-76000516/"}