{"nrhp_refnum":"82002275","name":"Hotel Macdoel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Montezuma Ave. and Mt. Shasta St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Macdoel","county":"Siskiyou County","state":"CA","lat":41.82834936000006,"lon":-122.00391692599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-02-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two and one-half story hotel built in 1909 at the corner of Montezuma Avenue and Mt. Shasta Street in Macdoel, a small town in the Butte Valley of eastern Siskiyou County, California.","why_significant":"The hotel is tied to the early twentieth-century settlement of Butte Valley, when the Union Pacific Railroad, the Butte Valley Land Company and the Church of the Brethren promoted a colony there. It housed the hotel, land office, general store and bank, and so was the focal point of the colonization effort. After the colony failed, it stayed on as the main building in the community.","narrative":"Built in 1909 at the corner of Montezuma Avenue and Mt. Shasta Street, this two and one-half story hotel sits on lava rock reinforced with concrete in Macdoel, in far northern California's Butte Valley. Its symmetry and horizontal lines reflect Colonial Revival design, while bracketed eaves, a balustraded entrance porch and contrasting shiplap and shingle siding retain Victorian touches. Inside, the lobby keeps its original brick fireplace and oak staircase, and the second floor holds 21 rooms. The building matters because of its role in a colonization effort in which the Union Pacific Railroad, the Butte Valley Land Company and the Church of the Brethren sought to settle members in this remote valley. Besides lodging, it served as land office, general store, bank and dining room. The colony began failing in 1910 because the climate could not support the intensive farming planned, and by 1918 few Brethren remained. The hotel continued as a community focus for railroad workers, ranchers, loggers and travelers.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"D.D. Hufford","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival with Victorian design characteristics","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as vacant at the time of nomination, with rehabilitation planned by its owners. Condition listed as fair, with few alterations since 1909.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.193636-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002275.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861981","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Macdoel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85767368"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/siskiyou-county/hotel-macdoel-82002275/"}