{"nrhp_refnum":"79000501","name":"Leggett House","other_names":["Queen Anne Inn"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"352 W. 22nd St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Merced","county":"Merced County","state":"CA","lat":37.305238803000066,"lon":-120.47882136799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-10-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Queen Anne style house at 352 West 22nd Street in Merced, California, built in 1884 by E. M. Herron on a 50 by 150 foot lot. It is an all-redwood balloon frame structure with a prominent Witch's Cap turret.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a fine example of Queen Anne architecture, shown by its varied siding, irregular form, varied roofline, bay windows and especially the turret. It reflects Merced's change from a struggling pioneer community to a prosperous county seat. It is one of seven surviving private homes built before 1900 in Merced and has had only minor alterations.","narrative":"Built in 1884 at 352 West 22nd Street in Merced, this two-story Queen Anne house has an all-redwood balloon frame, with ship-lap siding on the first floor and fish scale shingles above. Its most striking feature is an eight-sided scalloped shingle turret, called a Witch's Cap, with bay windows beneath, which makes the house a visual landmark in the city. Inside, original details survive, including horsehair plaster walls, stained glass windows, French brass chandeliers and a mantel ordered from France. Rancher E. M. Herron built the house on a knoll above the flood waters of Bear Creek. It later passed to T. H. Leggett, an early settler and one of Merced's first postmasters, whose jewelry store occupied the front parlor in 1894. The house served as a rooming house, then a duplex, before restoration as a private residence in 1975. It is one of seven surviving pre-1900 private homes in Merced and has seen only minor alterations.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"E. M. Herron","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored as a private residence in 1975; listed as occupied and in use as a private residence, in excellent condition with some alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.96837-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79000501.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000501/17a049f0c5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000501/17a049f0c5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Saeidb","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leggett_House1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Saeidb</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:Leggett_House1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859847","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leggett_House_(Merced,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6518034"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/merced-county/leggett-house-79000501/"}