{"nrhp_refnum":"79000522","name":"Moyse Building","other_names":["The Gray Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"13150 7th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chino","county":"San Bernardino County","state":"CA","lat":34.014660125000034,"lon":-117.69055184099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-02-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood frame commercial building at 13150 Seventh Street in Chino, San Bernardino County, California, constructed in 1887 by W.R. Dawson and a Mr. Torrey, also known as the Gray Building.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as the oldest remaining building in Chino and one of very few from the city's early years that kept its integrity. It housed the town's first post office, first school classes and first Thanksgiving observance. Reviewers also noted it as a late 19th century small-town commercial building with vernacular Queen Anne elements.","narrative":"Built in 1887 at 13150 Seventh Street, this two-story wood frame building is the oldest surviving structure in Chino, California. Measuring 30 by 50 feet, it has shiplap siding, a symmetrical gable-end facade, fluted cast iron pilasters, and a cantilevered balcony forming a porch over the ground floor. Turned ornament in the gable gives the street front its character. W.R. Dawson and a Mr. Torrey built it for Maurice Moyse, who ran a general store downstairs and the town's first post office. Chino's first school classes met in the upstairs room, and the first local Thanksgiving observance was held there. The Gray family later lived in it for about forty years. Few buildings from the town's early days remain, and this one kept most of its integrity. At the time of nomination it was vacant, owned by concerned citizens who planned to remove later alterations and restore it for office use, and the city council had already designated it a local historic site.","period_of_significance":"1887","architect_builder":"W.R. Dawson and a Mr. Torrey (builders and painters)","architectural_style":"Late 19th century small-town commercial vernacular with Queen Anne style elements (cast iron columns, transom lights, gable screen)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as vacant and undergoing restoration by a group of citizens; condition marked good, with plans to remove major alterations and house the Chamber of Commerce on the ground floor.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.577715-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79000522.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000522/e06e89cb6b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000522/e06e89cb6b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Einbierbitte","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moyse_Building_Chino_CA_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Einbierbitte</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:Moyse_Building_Chino_CA_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860776","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moyse_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20714886"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-bernardino-county/moyse-building-79000522/"}