{"nrhp_refnum":"85003373","name":"Phillips House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"71 E. Seventh St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arcata","county":"Humboldt County","state":"CA","lat":40.86586412200006,"lon":-124.07812838299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half story wood-frame Greek Revival house at 71 East 7th Street in Arcata, Humboldt County, California, possibly built in 1852 by William E. Phillips on a hill above Humboldt Bay.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as Arcata's outstanding example of settlement-period Greek Revival architecture. Research suggests an 1852 construction date, which would make it the city's oldest architecturally intact house. Its history also reflects early settlement in 1850, pioneer families, and the growth of the local dairy industry.","narrative":"Built on a hill above Humboldt Bay, this small Greek Revival house at 71 East 7th Street in Arcata may date to 1852, which would make it the city's oldest architecturally intact house. Its features include deep cornice returns, matching front and rear verandas, central doors, square veranda posts, 12-pane windows and clapboard siding. The interior remains simple, with plain mouldings, unfinished board floors and back-to-back brick fireplaces. William E. Phillips, a Massachusetts native who arrived in 1851, built it on land deeded to him in 1852 and ran a large cattle farm there. The Stokes family, who came west by covered wagon in 1854, later owned it. In 1888 Melvin P. Roberts bought the farm and ran a dairy, and his children were born in the house. The property was listed as the community's finest early Greek Revival building and as a link to Arcata's settlement and dairy history. The city now leases it to the Historical Sites Society for a museum.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Exterior renovation completed, including a new wood shingle roof, foundation work, painting and an access ramp; interior renovation awaited funding. Leased to the Historical Sites Society for a planned city museum.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.000121-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/85003373.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003373/75a2cac17c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003373/75a2cac17c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Ellin Beltz","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arcata_CA_Philips_House_Museum.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ellin Beltz</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arcata_CA_Philips_House_Museum.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858780","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133266751"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/humboldt-county/phillips-house-85003373/"}