{"nrhp_refnum":"80000797","name":"White Mansion","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"604 E. 17th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oakland","county":"Alameda County","state":"CA","lat":37.797089612000036,"lon":-122.25075151899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large redwood-frame Italianate house at 604 East 17th Street, at the corner of 6th Avenue in the Clinton Park area of Brooklyn Township, Oakland, California, built about 1878 as a residence for lumber dealer Asa L. White.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the outstanding Italianate examples in the East Bay, with bold and well-preserved exterior ornament. It is also one of the few large Italianate homes left in the former Clinton Park suburb. Historically, it reflects the early development of Brooklyn and the White family, who came to California and built a lumber business.","narrative":"Built around 1878, this large redwood-frame house at 604 East 17th Street in Oakland was the home of Asa L. White, a San Francisco lumber dealer. The house is a late example of Italianate design, with a six-foot basement story of false ashlar, heavy quoins, round-headed first-floor windows, segmental-arched second-floor windows, and a deep bracketed cornice. Corinthian columns support the front porch, and a carved grotesque mask forms the keystone. The rear wing was extended about ten years after construction, and a morning room was added around 1910, with the additions matched closely to the original exterior. White bought the lot from the Remillard brick-making family and lived there until 1922. The house is one of few large Italianate homes left in the former Clinton Park suburb, once home to merchants and capitalists. Its architecture and its link to the White family's business both support its listing.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1878)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied, private residence; the exterior is described as largely intact, and the interior was divided into apartments in 1944.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.89024-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/80000797.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000797/20f1263fff-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000797/20f1263fff-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_Mansion_(Oakland,_CA).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:White_Mansion_(Oakland,_CA).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858377","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mansion_(Oakland,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60767152"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/alameda-county/white-mansion-80000797/"}