{"nrhp_refnum":"88002013","name":"Price, John, House","other_names":["Price Anniversary House"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Highland Dr. off Price Canyon Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pismo Beach","county":"San Luis Obispo County","state":"CA","lat":35.147882062000065,"lon":-120.63979027599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one- and two-story wood frame vernacular I-House on a four-acre site in a canyon near Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, built in 1893-94 by contractor L.A. Lawrence for rancher John Michael Price.","why_significant":"It is described as the oldest building in the City of Pismo Beach and the last home of Price, the town's founder and a leading regional settler. It is historically significant for its association with Price's role in agriculture, politics, the railroad and real estate development. It is architecturally significant as the only remaining city building representing the second generation of architecture in the county.","narrative":"Built in 1893-94 in a quiet canyon near Pismo Beach, this wood-frame I-House was a gift from rancher John Michael Price to his wife Maria for their 50th anniversary. L.A. Lawrence served as contractor and builder. The house has horizontal drop siding, tall narrow two-over-two windows, and six rooms on two levels, with a one-story addition added within a year. Its front porch has been lost, and water, termite and foundation damage have affected the interior, though it has avoided major remodeling. It sits on four acres surrounded by agricultural fields, a remnant of Rancho El Pismo. Price was a British-born settler who held a large share of the rancho, served in county government, deeded railroad right-of-way through the canyon, and commissioned the 1886 town plat of Pismo Beach. The house is recognized as the oldest standing structure in the city and as an example of the move from adobe toward Anglo-style building.","period_of_significance":"1893-1894","architect_builder":"L.A. Lawrence","architectural_style":"Vernacular I-House (late 19th century wood-frame Victorian)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied until the mid-1970s; now city-owned and described as deteriorated and unoccupied, with the front porch removed.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:26.890847-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/88002013.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002013/81d10f3113-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002013/81d10f3113-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jsweida","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Price_House_-_200204-06.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jsweida</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:Price_House_-_200204-06.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861478","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Price_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14682527"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-luis-obispo-county/price-john-house-88002013/"}