{"nrhp_refnum":"78000670","name":"Schorlig House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1050 12th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arcata","county":"Humboldt County","state":"CA","lat":40.87225311000003,"lon":-124.08843794999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-11-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story Italianate house at 1050 12th Street in Arcata, Humboldt County, California, built in 1885 for florist and businessman Louis E. Schorlig by carpenter Shepherd Hall.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance in architecture, as one of only two remaining two-story Italianate houses built in Arcata in the 1880s. It is also associated with Louis E. Schorlig, a well-known florist and businessman. Its open front yard helps preserve the setting of the home.","narrative":"Built in 1885, this two-story Italianate house at 1050 12th Street in Arcata was constructed for Louis E. Schorlig, a florist and businessman, by local carpenter Shepherd Hall. It once sat amid colorful flowerbeds and orchards that covered an entire city block. The house has a hip roof with mansard-style roofing over its square bays, grouped round-headed upper windows, bracketed window shelves, and a rear cottage section with a cutout balustrade. It is one of only two remaining two-story Italianates built in Arcata in the 1880s, and it keeps an open front yard that gives the home needed perspective. Schorlig, born in Leipzig in 1851, was known for his gardens, greenhouses, and produce business, and his family held the property until 1969. Recent renovation removed later asbestos siding and converted the interior into five apartments, while the exterior remains much as originally built. It was recognized for its architecture and for its link to a notable local citizen.","period_of_significance":"1885","architect_builder":"Shepherd Hall","architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Recently renovated, with asbestos shingle siding removed; the interior is arranged into five apartment units and the exterior remains close to original.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.587963-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000670.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000670/d4be0dd374-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000670/d4be0dd374-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"NoeHill","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schorlig_House_in_Arcata_California_July_2007.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">NoeHill</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:Schorlig_House_in_Arcata_California_July_2007.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858792","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133266694"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/humboldt-county/schorlig-house-78000670/"}