{"nrhp_refnum":"78000690","name":"Stimson House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2421 S. Figueroa St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.02982624300006,"lon":-118.27581413299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-03-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story sandstone residence with basement and a four-story octagonal corner tower at 2421 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, built in 1891 to a design by architect Carroll H. Brown and constructed by E.D. Elliott. A brick and stone carriage house stands at the rear.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the best remaining Los Angeles example of Richardson Romanesque architecture with Victorian Gothic details, and the best surviving work of architect Carroll H. Brown. It is also tied to Thomas Douglas Stimson, a wealthy lumberman and civic leader who built what was then the most expensive residence in Los Angeles.","narrative":"Built in 1891 on South Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, this three-story sandstone mansion rises to a four-story octagonal tower with a castellated parapet. Architect Carroll H. Brown, then only twenty-seven, designed it, and E.D. Elliott built it for Thomas Douglas Stimson, a lumberman and financier who had retired from Chicago to Southern California. At a cost of $130,000, it was by far the most expensive home in the city at the time. The exterior uses rough-cut Arizona sandstone, stepped gables, carved stone porch columns, balconies and a mix of pitched, hipped and mansard roofs. Inside, each main-floor room is finished in a different wood. The nomination calls it the best remaining example in Los Angeles of Richardson Romanesque design with Victorian Gothic detail, and Brown's finest surviving work. A brick and stone carriage house and a roughly one-acre fenced lot recall the area's earlier estate character.","period_of_significance":"1891","architect_builder":"Carroll H. Brown (architect; named Carroll A. Brown in Section 8); E.D. Elliott (builder)","architectural_style":"Richardson Romanesque blended with Victorian Gothic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition with minor exterior alterations; the interior was remodeled for religious use. A 1977 owner letter says it is used as a residence for college students.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.100432-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000690.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000690/7ac751ca5b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000690/7ac751ca5b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stimson_House,_Los_Angeles.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stimson_House,_Los_Angeles.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859550","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7617367"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/stimson-house-78000690/"}