{"nrhp_refnum":"79000563","name":"Laughlin, James H. and Frances E., House","other_names":["Shady Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Windsor on Lone Redwood Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Windsor","county":"Sonoma County","state":"CA","lat":38.51281015300003,"lon":-122.785121963,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wooden farmhouse and surrounding farm complex known as Shady Farm, on Lone Redwood Road southeast of Windsor, Sonoma County, California. The house was built around 1876 by builder T. J. Ludwig on land the Laughlin family settled in 1855.","why_significant":"The property reflects the Laughlins' development of a diversified, model farm in the Windsor area, with vineyards, orchards, alfalfa and livestock. The house is a fine example of work by Santa Rosa builder T. J. Ludwig and shows the shift from Greek Revival to Italianate styling. The farm also played a part in early local mail service and in the 1911 construction of Fred Wiseman's airplane, linked to the first air-mail flight.","narrative":"Shady Farm is a farmhouse and farm complex southeast of Windsor in Sonoma County, California. The two-story wooden house was built around 1876 by T. J. Ludwig, a Santa Rosa builder regarded as among the finest in the county. It blends Greek Revival gables with Italianate bays, bracketed hoods and segmental arched openings, and it keeps much original interior graining, kerosene fixtures and ceiling medallions. James and Frances Laughlin settled the land in 1855 and built it into a 1,200-acre operation with wine grapes, orchards, alfalfa, sheep, cattle and horses. An 1889 history called the farm a model one. The land stayed in family hands. A picket fence, entrance gate, water tower and several barns survive from the early farm. In 1911 one barn was lent to Fred Wiseman to build an airplane later used in early air-mail service.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"T. J. Ludwig","architectural_style":"Transition from Greek Revival to Italianate, based on Andrew Jackson Downing farmhouse design","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as retaining its original integrity, with minor alterations such as an enclosed end porch and 1950s remodeling of some rooms; the form lists the property as occupied and unoccupied, and private residence use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.606123-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79000563.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000563/c64eb5db26-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000563/c64eb5db26-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_H._%26_Frances_E._Laughlin_House,_414_Aviation_Blvd.,_Windsor,_CA_7-3-2010_3-18-53_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</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:James_H._%26_Frances_E._Laughlin_House,_414_Aviation_Blvd.,_Windsor,_CA_7-3-2010_3-18-53_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862090","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._and_Frances_E._Laughlin_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105155390"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sonoma-county/laughlin-james-h-and-frances-e-house-79000563/"}