{"nrhp_refnum":"85000358","name":"Lais, Charles, House","other_names":["Berglund House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1301 H St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sacramento","county":"Sacramento County","state":"CA","lat":38.581537602000026,"lon":-121.48792988899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-02-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2-1/2 story Queen Anne style redwood-frame house at 1301 H Street, at the corner of 13th and H Streets in the Old City section of Sacramento, California, built in 1896 for Charles Lais.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its architecture as a well-executed local example of Queen Anne styling and of the late 19th century residences typical of Sacramento's Old City. Its raised basement form was a local adaptation to the floodplain. It was rated of major architectural importance in a 1976 city survey, and its design integrity was kept through the 1982 rehabilitation after a 1980 fire.","narrative":"Built in 1896 on a prominent corner in Sacramento's Old City, this 2-1/2 story Queen Anne house sits on a raised basement, a form suited to the floodplain. Its redwood frame and drop siding carry period details such as slanted bays, patterned-shingle gables, sunbursts, scroll-work and original leaded windows. Two front porches with twin staircases give separate entrances to the second and third floors, reflecting its use as two flats for Charles Lais, a Southern Pacific Railroad employee, and his boarders. After Lais died around 1930 it became a boarding house, lost one stairway in 1947, and later deteriorated until a 1980 fire destroyed the rear and half the roof. A 1982 rehabilitation rebuilt those parts, restored the twin stairs from old photographs and kept the original leaded glass and front-room woodwork. A 1976 city survey rated its architecture of major importance, and the house is regarded as a strong local example of its era and type.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Rehabilitated in 1982 after a 1980 fire; condition listed as excellent and the property is occupied, with commercial and private residence uses checked.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.844404-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/85000358.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000358/7f4b4dc9e5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000358/7f4b4dc9e5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shortride","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Lais_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Shortride</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:Charles_Lais_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860624","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lais_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126193012"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sacramento-county/lais-charles-house-85000358/"}