{"nrhp_refnum":"82002225","name":"Newcastle Portuguese Hall","other_names":["Portuguese Hall"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Taylor Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newcastle","county":"Placer County","state":"CA","lat":38.87344114000007,"lon":-121.14102594599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-03-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["European"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, wood-frame meeting hall measuring 36' x 68' on Taylor Road in Newcastle, Placer County, California. It was built in 1917-18 with donations from local Portuguese families, with Tony Perry as head carpenter.","why_significant":"The hall was built for three Portuguese-American fraternal societies and served as a social center that kept Portuguese heritage, customs and folk dancing alive for their children. It has been in constant use for over 60 years for lodge meetings, dances and community events. The nomination presents it as an honor to the early Portuguese-American pioneers of Placer County.","narrative":"Built in 1917-18 on Taylor Road near Newcastle, this wood-frame meeting hall was paid for by donations from local Portuguese families. The lot was given by Manuel Perry and his sister Mary Z. Perry to three Portuguese fraternal societies, and Tony Perry served as head carpenter. The one-story building has a recessed storefront, a large meeting room, a kitchen and a storeroom, with restrooms and electricity added in 1922. In 1930, when Highway 40 was widened, the hall was moved back about twelve feet and raised about eight feet onto a new concrete foundation, which preserved its structure. The hall mattered as a social center where the societies held meetings, anniversary gatherings, Chamarrita folk dances, card parties, showers and holiday celebrations, helping pass Portuguese customs to younger generations. It has been used continuously for over sixty years. It honors the Portuguese-Americans who came to Placer County as miners, railroad workers, dairymen and orchardists.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1918)","architect_builder":"Tony Perry, Head Carpenter","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in constant use as a meeting hall; condition rated fair and in need of extensive rehabilitation (painting, wall and restroom repairs, floor refinishing).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.46569-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002225.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002225/75e4e35174-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002225/75e4e35174-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"T71024","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newcastle_(California)_Portuguese_Hall,_facade.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">T71024</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:Newcastle_(California)_Portuguese_Hall,_facade.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860406","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133415528"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/placer-county/newcastle-portuguese-hall-82002225/"}