{"nrhp_refnum":"78000786","name":"Hoover, Lou Henry, House","other_names":["Hoover House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"623 Mirada Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stanford","county":"Santa Clara County","state":"CA","lat":37.417933312500054,"lon":-122.16876554336415,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-01-30","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1985-02-04","areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A private residence at 623 Mirada Road on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, built in 1919 and occupied in June 1920 as the home of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover. It sits on the upper northeast slope of San Juan Hill.","why_significant":"It was the family home of President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry, the only house the couple built for themselves. It was also the site of the 1928 election-night celebration. The form also calls it one of the earliest examples of what is now classed as International style, designed with Mrs. Hoover acting as architect.","narrative":"Perched on San Juan Hill at Stanford University, this flat-roofed, off-white stucco house was built in 1919 and occupied in June 1920 by Herbert Hoover and his wife, Lou Henry Hoover. Mrs. Hoover acted as her own architect, with Professor Arthur B. Clark supervising and Birge Clark and Charles Davis assisting. She rejected gabled tile roofs in favor of usable terraces, giving the building a cubistic look that the form describes as an early example of the International style. Inside, the rooms follow an English Tudor character, with oak paneling, leaded glass and many fireplaces. The house is also tied to national events: returns from the 1928 presidential election were posted in the library, and crowds gathered on the terraces to greet the winner. After Mrs. Hoover's death, Mr. Hoover gave the house to the university, which uses it as the residence of its presidents.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Lou Henry Hoover; Prof. Arthur B. Clark, supervising","architectural_style":"International (exterior), with English Tudor interior","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by Stanford University and used as a private residence; the form says it serves as the residence of the university's presidents and has had only slight interior modification.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.092496-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000786.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000786/8882e02c23-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000786/8882e02c23-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jack Boucher","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lou_Henry_Hoover_House_from_E.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Boucher</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lou_Henry_Hoover_House_from_E.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861705","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Henry_Hoover_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6685547"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/santa-clara-county/hoover-lou-henry-house-78000786/"}