{"nrhp_refnum":"82002179","name":"Jacoby Building","other_names":["Jacoby's Storehouse","Brizard Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"791 8th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arcata","county":"Humboldt County","state":"CA","lat":40.86821123800007,"lon":-124.08718503799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story brick, stone and frame commercial building at 791 Eighth Street on the Arcata plaza in Humboldt County, California. Its stone and brick storehouse was built in 1857 for merchant Augustus Jacoby and enlarged in 1907.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is the first fireproof building in Humboldt County and is significant for its architecture and for its role in exploration/settlement, commerce and transportation. Goods landed at Humboldt Bay were transshipped from it by mule pack train to the interior. It also housed A. Brizard's firm, the leading general mercantile business in northwestern California, and served as a refuge during conflicts in the late 1850s.","narrative":"Facing the plaza in Arcata, California, this four-story commercial building began as a two-story storehouse of locally made brick and quarried stone, built in 1857 for merchant Augustus Jacoby by the San Francisco builders Webb and Kincaid. Its thick walls and iron shutters made it a fort-like refuge for townspeople during conflicts between settlers and Native Americans in the late 1850s. Goods arriving at Humboldt Bay were repacked here and sent by mule train to mining camps and communities in the interior. Alexander Brizard bought the building in 1880, altered the front in 1896 with a glass storefront, and enlarged it in 1907 to 50 by 185 feet and four stories. A 1977 rehabilitation kept the size, shape and basic materials, added stucco to the outer walls, and adapted the interior for new uses. The nomination calls it the first fireproof building in Humboldt County and emphasizes its long commercial role.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"1857: Webb & Kincaid (San Francisco builders); 1907: Nelson Johansen / Warren Skillings","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Preserved and rehabilitated in 1977 as Jacoby's Storehouse, with rental units; the form lists it as occupied and in commercial use, in excellent condition but altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.290112-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002179.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002179/7c2c888e1a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002179/7c2c888e1a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Ellin Beltz","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacoby_Storehouse_Arcata_CA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ellin Beltz</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacoby_Storehouse_Arcata_CA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858766","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacoby_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122766958"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/humboldt-county/jacoby-building-82002179/"}