{"nrhp_refnum":"76000540","name":"Dresbach-Hunt-Boyer House","other_names":["Boyer House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"604 2nd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Davis","county":"Yolo County","state":"CA","lat":38.54316945900007,"lon":-121.74059443999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-09-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story redwood Stick-Italianate house at 604 Second Street in Davis, Yolo County, California, built circa 1871-1875 for merchant William Dresbach on four city lots with gardens and a water tower.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it Davis' only standing example of Northern California Stick-Italianate architecture of the 1870s. It was built for William Dresbach, a prominent early merchant and Davisville's first postmaster, and reflects the lifestyle of one of the town's wealthiest early citizens. As one of the first residences in the new town, it recalls the pioneer community.","narrative":"Built around 1871 to 1875, this twelve-room redwood house at 604 Second Street in Davis was the home of William Dresbach, a German-born merchant and Davisville's first postmaster. It combines Italianate severity with Stick-style horizontal siding, carved brackets, rounded window cornices, two polygonal bays, and a covered porch with a small balcony. Behind it stands a two-story water tower that originally served as a windmill. The house sits on four city lots with orange, lemon, peach, apricot and plum trees, planted largely by John Hunt, whose family owned the property from 1899. Patricio Vaca and Cirilo Zuniga, two pioneers of Spanish descent, did much of the intricate woodwork. The nomination describes it as the only standing example of Northern California Stick-Italianate architecture of the 1870s in Davis, and as a reminder of the town's early pioneer character. Alterations include a 1930s garage and an enclosed back porch.","period_of_significance":"circa 1871-1875","architect_builder":"Unknown; probably no architect. Woodwork by Patricio Vaca and Cirilo Zuniga.","architectural_style":"Stick-Italianate Victorian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Private residence in good condition and essentially unchanged since the 1870s; the owner filed a demolition application in April 1976, and the city planned a bond election to purchase it.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.772327-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/76000540.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000540/d79755918f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000540/d79755918f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Brian Wickstrom","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dresbach-Hunt-Boyer_Mansion-_Davis,_CA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Wickstrom</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:Dresbach-Hunt-Boyer_Mansion-_Davis,_CA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862388","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresbach%E2%80%93Hunt%E2%80%93Boyer_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14681864"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/yolo-county/dresbach-hunt-boyer-house-76000540/"}