{"nrhp_refnum":"80000869","name":"Shasta Inn and Weed Lumber Company Boarding House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"829 and 877 N. Davis St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Weed","county":"Siskiyou County","state":"CA","lat":41.43126089500004,"lon":-122.38104344299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two company-built wood frame lodging buildings at 829 and 877 North Davis Street in Weed, Siskiyou County, California, built in 1901 by the Weed Lumber Company: the three-story Shasta Inn and a two-story boarding house.","why_significant":"The buildings are tied to the founding and early growth of Weed, a lumber company town built around Abner Weed's mill operations. They were among the first structures the Weed Lumber Company built, housing mill workers, office staff, travellers and visiting executives. The Inn was also a popular community gathering place for dining.","narrative":"Two large wooden lodging buildings on a wooded hillside above North Davis Street in Weed, California, recall the town's origins as a lumber company settlement. Built in 1901 by the Weed Lumber Company, the three-story Shasta Inn has a U-shaped plan, a hip-roofed centre with gabled wings, and a two-story front gallery. It held executive suites, 22 guest rooms and a dining room able to seat 200. Nearby, a two-story boarding house provided basic quarters for single millworkers. Both were among the first buildings erected by Abner Weed's company, whose operations became the nucleus of the town that bears his name. The Inn served workers, travellers, visiting company officials and townspeople, and Sunday dinners there were a local custom. The company sold its houses and commercial buildings in 1959, and these two buildings have stood vacant since, though structurally sound apart from minor dry rot. Restoration plans called for residential and restaurant uses.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Weed Lumber Company","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Vacant since 1959, in good structural condition apart from minor dry rot and damage; the owner planned restoration, with the Boarding House for residential use and the Inn as a restaurant.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.844886-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/80000869.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861987","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/siskiyou-county/shasta-inn-and-weed-lumber-company-boarding-house-80000869/"}