{"nrhp_refnum":"82002236","name":"Mesick House","other_names":["Pendergast House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"517 8th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sacramento","county":"Sacramento County","state":"CA","lat":38.58602893600005,"lon":-121.49380573499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-01-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story wood frame residence with basement at 517 8th Street in the Alkali Flat neighborhood of Sacramento, California, believed built in the late 1870s and possibly moved to this site in 1894. It combines Italianate and Second Empire styles.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local architectural significance. It is one of four surviving mansard-roofed buildings in Sacramento. Its design is partially attributed to Nathaniel Goodell, a prominent local architect, and it documents his blending of Italianate and Second Empire styles.","narrative":"Sitting on a narrow lot at 517 8th Street in Sacramento's Alkali Flat neighborhood, this wood frame house combines an Italianate form with a tall Second Empire mansard roof. Hooded dormers, a bracketed cornice, an angled bay with colonettes, corner quoins and a curving \"steamboat\" porch give it a sculptural, vertical look. It is believed to date from the late 1870s, though a city survey gives 1894 and local historians suggest it was moved to the site that year. The design is partially attributed to Nathaniel Goodell, a Gold Rush-era arrival who became a prominent local architect. It is one of four surviving mansard-roofed buildings in Sacramento and shows how the Second Empire fashion was adapted to a local Italianate type. A fire in 1977 damaged the rear addition and roof framing, and the interior was divided into apartments. Restoration was planned. Mary Mesick is the first documented owner, and Owen Pendergast later acquired title.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Partially attributed to Nathaniel Goodell","architectural_style":"Second Empire / Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Deteriorated and unoccupied until restored; the rear addition burned in 1977, and the interior was divided into apartments. The owner intends to restore the building.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.39112-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002236.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002236/a3765990e7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002236/a3765990e7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"David Sawyer \"roarofthefour\"","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mesick_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">David Sawyer &quot;roarofthefour&quot;</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mesick_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860638","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesick_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6821319"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sacramento-county/mesick-house-82002236/"}