{"nrhp_refnum":"80004490","name":"Barrett, William G., House","other_names":["Casa Madrona Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"156 Bulkley","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sausalito","county":"Marin County","state":"CA","lat":37.857278757000074,"lon":-122.48135896299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-06-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story wood-frame Italian Villa style mansion at 156 Bulkley Avenue in Sausalito, Marin County, California, built in 1885 for William G. Barrett. It is now the Casa Madrona Hotel and has four outbuildings on the property.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its architectural design and craftsmanship and for its link to the growth of Sausalito and Marin County as a commuter community served by ferry. It is described as a tall, stately late-19th-century mansion with porticos, verandas, curved brackets and ornate Victorian interiors. Its restoration is said to have preserved its architectural character.","narrative":"Perched on a hillside above downtown Sausalito, the Casa Madrona is a three-story wood-frame mansion built in 1885 for William G. Barrett, with views over Richardson Bay and San Francisco Bay. Its design is Italian Villa in character, with a low hip roof, projecting cornice on curved brackets, hooded windows, and porticos and verandas. Inside, Victorian panel doors, fluted trim, a heavily ornamented staircase newel post, and three elaborate fireplaces survive. Four simple wood outbuildings stand on the property, three of them thought to date from about 1910 or earlier. The house reflects Sausalito's growth as a commuter town linked to San Francisco by ferry. It later served as a guest house, then as the Casa Madrona Hotel and Gallagher Inn. Heavy rains in 1973-74 left its future uncertain before a purchase in 1976 and a restoration to its Victorian appearance. The 1967 enclosure of the front veranda is the main noted alteration.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italian Villa","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and occupied, in use as a hotel. The 1967 glassed-in veranda and sun deck are noted as alterations, and the building was restored after 1976.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:32.112468-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/80004490.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004490/47b66b506f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004490/47b66b506f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_G_Barrett_House_156_Bulkley_Ave_Sausalito_CA_3-21-2010_11-59-16_AM.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:William_G_Barrett_House_156_Bulkley_Ave_Sausalito_CA_3-21-2010_11-59-16_AM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859656","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Madrona","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133295675"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/marin-county/barrett-william-g-house-80004490/"}