{"nrhp_refnum":"83001213","name":"Easley, Oscar, Block","other_names":["House of Music Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101 El Camino Real","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Clemente","county":"Orange County","state":"CA","lat":33.42774602900005,"lon":-117.61250777299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, rectangular office and financial building at 101 El Camino Real in San Clemente, Orange County, California, completed in August 1929. It was designed by Virgil Westbrook and built by Leroy M. Strang for Oscar Easley.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the strongest example of Spanish-Moorish revival architecture in San Clemente, a planned community developed in the Spanish style in the 1920s. It occupies one of the city's most prominent commercial sites and originally housed the city's first bank, the Chamber of Commerce and the offices of founder Ole Hanson. It is also tied to Oscar Easley, who graded the original subdivision streets and served on the first City Council.","narrative":"Built in 1929 at 101 El Camino Real, this two-story office and bank building is regarded as San Clemente's strongest example of Spanish-Moorish revival design. Its steel-reinforced concrete frame is finished in irregular plaster, and the entry portico has two recessed 16-foot arches, wrought iron balconies and masonry cornices. Inside, a central atrium, Spanish tile flooring, a curved stairway with hand-painted riser tiles and fruitwood doors survive. Architect Virgil Westbrook designed it and Leroy M. Strang built it for Oscar Easley, whose crews graded the town's first streets. San Clemente was founded by Ole Hanson as a planned Spanish-style village with architectural restrictions. The building occupied a prominent commercial site, held the city's first bank and the Chamber of Commerce, and housed Hanson's offices; the second floor later served as City Hall. Later changes, including removal of most roof tile, signs and a cover over the atrium, were not structural, and restoration work was underway at the time of nomination.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Leroy M. Strang/Virgil Westbrook","architectural_style":"Spanish-Moorish revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as altered, with excellent condition also checked; the building was being renovated to resemble its original appearance for combined retail and office use, following the Secretary of the Interior's Standards.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.000701-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/83001213.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001213/c1a77026fb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001213/c1a77026fb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bluesnote","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historic_City_Hall.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluesnote</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:Historic_City_Hall.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860199","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Easley_Block","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104879781"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/orange-county/easley-oscar-block-83001213/"}