{"nrhp_refnum":"84001195","name":"Madison House","other_names":["Mitchell Resetar House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"335 East Lake","address_restricted":false,"city":"Watsonville","county":"Santa Cruz County","state":"CA","lat":36.91587287700003,"lon":-121.75260594699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-02-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Spanish/Colonial Revival house at 335 East Lake in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, completed in 1926 for Mitchell Resetar and designed by architect William H. Weeks. It has been renovated for office use.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the finest example of 1920s Spanish/Colonial Revival residential architecture in Watsonville and a representative later work of noted California architect William H. Weeks. It was also the home of a prominent immigrant Yugoslavian family important to the Pajaro Valley's agricultural and commercial development. A 1976 survey found only 12 Spanish/Mediterranean buildings among 4,671 surveyed.","narrative":"Built in 1926 on a prominent corner northeast of downtown Watsonville, this one-story stucco house shows the Mediterranean imagery popular in the 1920s. It has a hipped red Spanish tile roof, recessed arched windows, twisted Solomonic columns, wooden rejas, and ornamental ironwork, with an entrance terrace reached by brick steps. Inside, the living room has a quatrefoil plaster-ribbed ceiling, and original wallpaper, rug, and cabinetry have been restored. William H. Weeks, a prolific California architect, designed it as his last residence in Watsonville. It was commissioned by Mitchell Resetar, one of three immigrant brothers from Dalmatia who became prominent in the Pajaro Valley's farming and commercial life. A 1976 survey of 4,671 local buildings identified only 12 in the Spanish/Mediterranean tradition, and this was judged Watsonville's most outstanding residential example. Now used as offices, it keeps nearly all its original design.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1926)","architect_builder":"William H. Weeks","architectural_style":"Spanish/Colonial Revival (Spanish Renaissance and Mediterranean details)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and recently renovated for office use, with a handicap access ramp added on the southwest side; original design integrity largely retained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:26.769327-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/84001195.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001195/6d83f41cb6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001195/6d83f41cb6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"NoeHill","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Watsonville_california_madison_house_2005.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">NoeHill</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Watsonville_california_madison_house_2005.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861875","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133539535"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/santa-cruz-county/madison-house-84001195/"}