{"nrhp_refnum":"80000824","name":"Sargent, B. V., House","other_names":["Sargent House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"154 Central Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Salinas","county":"Monterey County","state":"CA","lat":36.676448030000074,"lon":-121.66046609499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story redwood frame house at 154 Central Avenue in Salinas, Monterey County, California, built in 1896-97 for Bradley V. Sargent Jr. to a design by architect William H. Weeks and built by contractor L.U. Grant.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an excellent example of changing architectural tastes at the turn of the twentieth century in rural California. It is described as the most fully realized expression of Weeks's early \"modified colonial\" style. It departed sharply from local Queen Anne and Victorian-revival building and may have prompted wider local use of colonial decoration. It also represents the work of a minor master architect.","narrative":"Built in 1896-97 at 154 Central Avenue in Salinas, this two-story redwood frame house was designed by architect William H. Weeks and constructed by contractor L.U. Grant for about $7,500. It was built for Bradley V. Sargent Jr., then District Attorney for Monterey County. The house has a cross gable roof, a Norman tower at the southwest corner, recessed verandahs and balconies, and shingle and horizontal siding that wraps the walls like a smooth skin. Weeks called the style \"modified colonial.\" It was listed because it marks a clear break from the Queen Anne and other Victorian revival houses that dominated Salinas at the time, and it may have encouraged colonial detailing among local builders. The nomination also treats it as the fullest expression of Weeks's early work, which echoed designs by H.H. Richardson and McKim, Mead & White. Later changes include an infilled verandah bay, replaced stairs and a 1977 paint scheme, but the house keeps its design, location and setting.","period_of_significance":"1896-97","architect_builder":"L.U. Grant/William H Weeks","architectural_style":"\"Modified colonial\" (the architect's description), with Queen Anne and Shingle style treatment noted in the reviewer comments","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and undergoing rehabilitation, with planned adaptive use as a professional office building.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.323257-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/80000824.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000824/4a1b61a5fd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000824/4a1b61a5fd-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Coasttocoast (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B._V._Sargent_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Coasttocoast (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B._V._Sargent_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859966","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._V._Sargent_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14681561"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/monterey-county/sargent-b-v-house-80000824/"}