{"nrhp_refnum":"82002260","name":"Methodist Episcopal Church of Pescadero","other_names":["Native sons &amp","Daughters of the Golden West Parlors"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"108 San Gregorio St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pescadero","county":"San Mateo County","state":"CA","lat":37.251282239000034,"lon":-122.38271651999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-03-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Religion","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Victorian-Gothic style church building at 108 San Gregorio Street in Pescadero, San Mateo County, California, built in 1890 on a cruciform plan from a church pattern book design.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is a lightly altered interpretation of a Methodist Episcopal pattern-book design, with no known comparable examples in the region. Its open redwood truss ceiling is a key feature. It also reflects the community's changing needs, serving as a church, community center, Japanese cultural school and fraternal hall.","narrative":"Built in 1890 at 108 San Gregorio Street in Pescadero, this former Methodist Episcopal church follows a cruciform plan adapted from a denominational pattern book, Church Extension Plan No. 6, purchased for $30. Its steep roofs, lancet windows and exposed redwood trusses mark it as Victorian-Gothic. The congregation raised the $4,537.99 cost largely through gifts, including a bequest from lumberman Shelden Purdy Pharis. Regular services faded after 1899 and ended after 1906. The building then took on new roles: a social center from 1920, a Japanese language and cultural school from 1928 until the attack on Pearl Harbor, and later a hall for the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West. The bell tower was removed in the 1940s, stained glass windows were sold, and plumbing additions altered the front. The interior redwood remains largely intact. The nomination values the building for its architecture and for the way its successive uses reflect the local community's economic conditions and outlook.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Builder/architect unknown; from a church pattern book (adaptation of Church Extension Plan No. 6)","architectural_style":"Victorian-Gothic (vernacular Gothic Revival)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and used as a fraternal club hall; described as slowly deteriorating, though repainted in 1978.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.199071-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002260.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002260/cdb8ff75a3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002260/cdb8ff75a3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Methodist_Episcopal_Church_of_Pescadero,_108_San_Gregorio_St.,_Pescadero,_CA_10-30-2011_2-41-17_PM.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:Methodist_Episcopal_Church_of_Pescadero,_108_San_Gregorio_St.,_Pescadero,_CA_10-30-2011_2-41-17_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861534","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_Episcopal_Church_of_Pescadero","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6823813"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-mateo-county/methodist-episcopal-church-of-pescadero-82002260/"}