{"nrhp_refnum":"79003463","name":"Stage Stop","other_names":["Saunders' Store"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Yosemite Blvd. and La Grange Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"La Grange","county":"Stanislaus County","state":"CA","lat":37.66350113300007,"lon":-120.46062599399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rubblestone store building at Yosemite Blvd. and La Grange Road in La Grange, Stanislaus County, California, built in 1850-51 as Saunders' Store and later used as a stage stop.","why_significant":"It is presented as a good example of a stone building type used in 1850s California gold mining communities, with prominent iron doors that are also representative. The left unit is described as an interesting translation of the popular Greek Revival style.","narrative":"Located at Yosemite Boulevard and La Grange Road in La Grange, this rubblestone building was constructed in 1850-51 as Saunders' Store and later served as a stage stop. It appears to have been built in two phases. The left unit is the older and more carefully made, with a three-bay pedimented facade, cut stone facing on front and rear, and a classical Greek Revival character. The right unit has two bays, no pediment, and looks more hastily built, probably later in the 1850s. Heavy iron doors and relieving arches over the entrances are notable features. Stone stores of this kind were common in gold rush communities, and the two units may reflect a German immigrant stone building tradition. Later changes include stucco on the facades, now partly weathered away, an I beam and post at the right unit's door, and a partly collapsed rear wood shed. The building is owned by the county and used for storage.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William Saunders, John and Henry Inman, Nathan McFarland & Nathan Danner (builders)","architectural_style":"Vernacular Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by Stanislaus County and used for storage. Stucco is weathering away, a rear wood shed has partly collapsed, and an I beam supports the right unit's door.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.309768-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/79003463.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003463/4aa63afd24-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003463/4aa63afd24-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mirokuofnite","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stage_Stop.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Mirokuofnite</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:Stage_Stop.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857844","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133554692"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/stanislaus-county/stage-stop-79003463/"}