{"nrhp_refnum":"79000555","name":"Carr House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"165 E. D St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Benicia","county":"Solano County","state":"CA","lat":38.046751623000034,"lon":-122.15885891799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-09-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick and wood vernacular dwelling at 165 East D Street in Benicia, Solano County, California. The original brick portion likely dates to the late 1850s, with a frame rear addition completed before 1919.","why_significant":"The house is one of the few surviving structures from Benicia's early history, including the years when the city was California's state capital. Its brick construction resembles that of the first capitol building, suggesting locally made brick, and it documents the growth of the masonry building industry in Benicia and the Bay Area. It also retains overtones of the Federal style.","narrative":"Carr House is a small brick and wood dwelling at 165 East D Street in Benicia, California. Its original brick section likely dates to the late 1850s, and ornate millwork added in the 1870s was later removed and stored for a planned restoration. A frame addition at the rear, built before 1919, gives the plan a shortened T shape. The front retains a Federal-style door with a fanlight, and iron braces run the length of the brick walls. The house matters because few buildings survive from Benicia's early development, when the city served as California's state capital. Its brick resembles that of the first capitol building and appears to come from a local factory. The house therefore documents early architectural taste in the town as well as the growth of brick construction around the San Francisco Bay Area. At the time of listing it stood vacant and deteriorated, with restoration intended.","period_of_significance":"1850s & 1870s","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Simple brick vernacular with Federal style overtones","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as unoccupied and vacant, in fair to deteriorated condition. Removed millwork is in storage pending restoration, which the owner intends to carry out.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.945668-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79000555.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000555/eb9bc3af57-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000555/eb9bc3af57-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Photocopy_of_photograph_(from_Mr._and_Mrs._George_Hills_of_Benicia)_Photographer_unknown_ca._1900_%27TILLIE_AT_HOME,%27_SOUTH_FRONT_-_Carr_House,_165_East_D_Street,_Benicia,_Solano_HABS_CAL,48-BENI,6-4.tif\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Photocopy_of_photograph_(from_Mr._and_Mrs._George_Hills_of_Benicia)_Photographer_unknown_ca._1900_%27TILLIE_AT_HOME,%27_SOUTH_FRONT_-_Carr_House,_165_East_D_Street,_Benicia,_Solano_HABS_CAL,48-BENI,6-4.tif"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862005","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carr_House_(Benicia,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38252206"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/solano-county/carr-house-79000555/"}