{"nrhp_refnum":"79000564","name":"Cone and Kimball Building","other_names":["Clock Tower Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"747 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Red Bluff","county":"Tehama County","state":"CA","lat":40.17811095500008,"lon":-122.23589797699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Italianate commercial building with a third-story corner clock tower at 747 Main Street in Red Bluff, Tehama County, California, built in 1885-86 and designed by Sacramento architect A.A. Cook.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a fine example of nineteenth century commercial architecture, combining a pseudo-Mansart clock tower with Italianate fenestration. It is also tied to pioneer businessmen Gorham Gates Kimball and Joseph Spencer Cone. The architect is known, which is unusual for commercial buildings of the period.","narrative":"Built in 1885-86 at 747 Main Street in Red Bluff, this two-story brick commercial building is topped by a corner clock tower that has long served as a local landmark. Sacramento architect A.A. Cook designed it for merchants Joseph Spencer Cone and Gorham Gates Kimball, whose earlier stock had been damaged by fire. The second story keeps its original Italianate features: a stepped parapet, bracketed cornice, rusticated piers and tall narrow windows with cast iron hoods. The ground floor was altered, probably in the 1930s, with plate glass display windows and a metal awning. The tower combines a bell-flared tile roof, four clock faces and a circular colonnade, and its Seth Thomas clock was electrified in 1953. The building has housed a general merchandise store on the street floor since 1888, with offices above. It was listed for its architecture, its known architect and its link to two prominent local businessmen.","period_of_significance":"1885-1886","architect_builder":"A.A. Cook, Sacramento","architectural_style":"Italianate, with a Second Empire-style corner tower","criteria":[],"status_note":"The ground floor has been continuously occupied since 1888 by a general merchandise store, and the second floor has been used as offices. The form marks the property as occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.251501-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79000564.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862178","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/tehama-county/cone-and-kimball-building-79000564/"}