{"nrhp_refnum":"78000750","name":"Chaplain's House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"836 Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Diego","county":"San Diego County","state":"CA","lat":32.75056544000006,"lon":-117.15650294399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-11-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, L-shaped wood frame house at 836 Washington Street in San Diego, California, built in 1896 as the chaplain's residence of St. Joseph's Sanitarium and moved to its present site in 1920 and 1922.","why_significant":"The nomination argues its main significance is architectural, as an unusually fine and well preserved late 19th century vernacular cottage with Classical Revival gable details and Queen Anne-like asymmetry. It is also the last surviving structure of the original St. Joseph's Sanitarium, an early hospital founded in 1890 by the Sisters of Mercy.","narrative":"Built in 1896 and first occupied in 1897, this two-story, L-shaped wood frame house in San Diego served as the chaplain's residence for St. Joseph's Sanitarium, a hospital founded in 1890 by the Sisters of Mercy. It is the only remaining structure of that original hospital complex, which was later sold, cleared and subdivided. The house was moved in 1920 and again in 1922 to its present site, about a block and a half from where it began. Clad in wide shiplap siding, it combines two intersecting gabled rectangles, a heavy cornice that doubles as a pediment base, and a one-story slanted bay beside a decorative entry porch. The nomination values it chiefly as a fine, well preserved late 19th century vernacular cottage, with Classical Revival touches and an asymmetrical composition recalling Queen Anne design. Its owners are restoring the interior and exterior to original condition.","period_of_significance":"1896","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late 19th century vernacular cottage with Classical Revival elements; relates to Queen Anne idioms","criteria":[],"status_note":"Being restored to its original appearance by its owners; altered by a rear addition, a lower foundation and a recently rehabilitated porch roof; moved in 1920 and 1922.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.81547-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000750.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000750/72b90815d1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000750/72b90815d1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bruce Roberson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chaplains_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Roberson</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:Chaplains_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860839","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5754779"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-diego-county/chaplains-house-78000750/"}