{"nrhp_refnum":"78000827","name":"Moore, James, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Woodland","address_restricted":false,"city":"Woodland","county":"Yolo County","state":"CA","lat":38.64159582600007,"lon":-121.83826320199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-11-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick farmhouse with an attached one-story kitchen, now stucco-covered, southwest of Woodland on County Road 25A in Yolo County, California. James Moore built it in 1854.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the oldest known surviving residence in Yolo County, notable for its craftsmanship and detailing. It is tied to the county's agricultural development through James Moore, called the \"Father of Irrigation\" in Yolo County. Its mix of a Federal-style farmhouse with Victorian details is described as unique in the county.","narrative":"Southwest of Woodland, at the end of County Road 25A, stands a two-story brick farmhouse built in 1854 by James Moore. It measures about 30 by 20 feet, with a 12 by 15-foot kitchen at the rear, and combines a simple Federal farmhouse form with Victorian details such as sawn and carved brackets under a boxed cornice. The brick is now covered in stucco, the original surrounding porch has been replaced in part by a colonial revival porch, and one of four chimneys is gone. The nomination describes these changes as reversible. Moore came from Pennsylvania, reached California in 1849, and moved to Yolo County in 1854. He built Moore Dam on Cache Creek in 1856 and an irrigation ditch, earning the title \"Father of Irrigation\" in the county. The house is described as the oldest known surviving residence in Yolo County and an important reminder of the formative years of California agriculture.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1854)","architect_builder":"James Moore","architectural_style":"Vernacular rendition of a simple Federal farmhouse with Victorian details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in good condition, with alterations the form describes as reversible; the house stood empty during the 1930s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.526678-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000827.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862398","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/yolo-county/moore-james-house-78000827/"}