{"nrhp_refnum":"86002665","name":"Burnham-Marston House","other_names":["Frederick R. Burnham Residence"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3563 Seventh Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Diego","county":"San Diego County","state":"CA","lat":32.74271632700004,"lon":-117.15734313299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick and half-timber residence at 3563 Seventh Avenue in San Diego, California, completed in 1907 for Dr. Frederick R. Burnham and Lilla Marston Burnham on a 3.5-acre landscaped site just north of Balboa Park.","why_significant":"It is an excellent, largely intact example of the residential work of architects Will Sterling Hebbard and Irving John Gill, combining English country house form with Prairie and Craftsman elements. It was the last residential project of their partnership. It is also associated with the Burnham and Marston families, prominent in San Diego civic life, and shares gardens with the George White Marston House and Arthur Marston House.","narrative":"Completed in 1907, this two-story brick and half-timber house at 3563 Seventh Avenue in San Diego was built for Dr. Frederick R. Burnham and his wife Lilla Marston Burnham. Architects Will Sterling Hebbard and Irving John Gill designed it as the last residential project of their partnership, blending English country house form with Prairie and Craftsman touches. John Kaar was the builder. The irregular house sits under hip roofs on a densely planted 3.5-acre site beside Balboa Park and shares gardens with two related Marston family houses, from 1904 and 1909. Some original windows were replaced with larger panes, and an upper porch was enclosed, yet the design remains largely intact. Interior wood paneling, fireplaces and floors survive beneath later carpeting and office alterations. Its importance rests on its architecture and on its link to the Burnham and Marston families, who made substantial contributions to San Diego civic life.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Architects: Will Sterling Hebbard and Irving John Gill; Builder: John Kaar","architectural_style":"Prairie style with English country house form and Craftsman elements","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition and occupied; converted to professional offices in 1970, with interior changes described as cosmetic and removable. A detached garage and caretaker apartment stand to the north.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.843395-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/86002665.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860827","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5754107"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-diego-county/burnham-marston-house-86002665/"}