{"nrhp_refnum":"87002415","name":"Sweet House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"607 Cherry St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Santa Rosa","county":"Sonoma County","state":"CA","lat":38.444801959000074,"lon":-122.71656765499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-01-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-storey Queen Anne house with Period Revival details at 607 Cherry Street, Santa Rosa, California, completed in June 1886 and remodeled in 1907 after the 1906 earthquake.","why_significant":"The house is significant for its association with James S. Sweet, founder of the Santa Rosa Business College, textbook author and two-term mayor of Santa Rosa, and his wife Julia Goodyear Sweet, a leader in religious, social and political activities. The Sweets lived there from 1894 until Julia's death in 1954. It is also a contributor to the proposed Cherry Street Historic District.","narrative":"Located at 607 Cherry Street in Santa Rosa, this hip-roofed Queen Anne house was completed in June 1886 on a lot in the Sacry Addition. After the 1906 earthquake damaged it, the exterior and interior were remodeled in 1907 for James and Julia Sweet, adding a wrap-around porch with Ionic columns, a raised cement block foundation, dormers with dentil detailing, leaded and colored glass, and two brick fireplaces. The Sweets bought the house in 1894 and lived there until Julia's death in 1954. James Sweet founded the Santa Rosa Business College, wrote business textbooks used across the western states, and served as mayor from 1898 to 1902, supporting the municipal water system and other civic reforms. Julia Sweet led religious, social and political activities locally and statewide. The house is well maintained and counts as a contributor to the proposed Cherry Street Historic District, though its main importance lies in its link to the Sweets.","period_of_significance":"1894-1937","architect_builder":"unknown (the form suggests it was likely built by contractor Thomas J. Ludwig)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne with Period Revival details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and well maintained, with commercial use since 1974; the form says it has not been altered since 1907.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.916692-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/87002415.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002415/242e0f4638-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002415/242e0f4638-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sweet_House,_607_Cherry_St.,_Santa_Rosa,_CA_7-3-2010_1-04-13_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</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:Sweet_House,_607_Cherry_St.,_Santa_Rosa,_CA_7-3-2010_1-04-13_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862142","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133554640"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sonoma-county/sweet-house-87002415/"}