{"nrhp_refnum":"87002292","name":"Held-Poage House","other_names":["Held--Poage Memorial Library"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"603 W. Perkins St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ukiah","county":"Mendocino County","state":"CA","lat":39.148492745000055,"lon":-123.21231260999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-01-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Queen Anne/Colonial Revival residence at 603 W. Perkins Street in Ukiah, Mendocino County, California, built in 1903 by local architect and contractor Samuel M. Orr.","why_significant":"The house is presented as one of Ukiah's most prominent turn-of-the-century residences, notable for its completeness of detail and quality. It is also tied to Ethel Poage-Held and William D. L. Held, a state assemblyman, mayor and Superior Court judge. It is described as the only historic residence in Ukiah to have avoided multiple owners, lot subdivision, inferior alterations or poor maintenance.","narrative":"Built in 1903 at 603 W. Perkins Street in Ukiah, this redwood house combines Queen Anne complexity with Colonial Revival simplicity. Its round two-story corner tower with a witch's hat roof, wrap-around porch with Tuscan columns, and gabled dormer with finials make it highly visible from the street. Local architect and contractor Samuel M. Orr designed and built it. The house was the home of Ethel Poage-Held and William D. L. Held. Held served in the California State Assembly, where he authored a constitutional amendment providing for the direct primary, and later became Mayor of Ukiah and a Superior Court judge. The family kept the property for 65 years, and it is described as the only historic residence in Ukiah to escape multiple owners, subdivision of its lot or poor maintenance. Alterations were limited, including a 1924 kitchen and plumbing update. Since 1969 it has housed the Mendocino County Historical Society's research library and a museum of period furnishings.","period_of_significance":"1903-1937","architect_builder":"Samuel M. Orr","architectural_style":"Queen Anne/Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as the headquarters, research library and living museum of the Mendocino County Historical Society; described as well maintained and nearly original.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.631747-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/87002292.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002292/c3c56c45a7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002292/c3c56c45a7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"SaintHammett","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Held-Poage.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">SaintHammett</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Held-Poage.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859799","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133307634"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/mendocino-county/held-poage-house-87002292/"}