{"nrhp_refnum":"89000975","name":"Parker House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"163 S. Cypress St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Orange","county":"Orange County","state":"CA","lat":33.78670248200007,"lon":-117.85689303399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-08-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Italianate/Stick style single-family house at 163 South Cypress Street in Orange, Orange County, California, built in 1887 by local builder I. H. Parker for his own family.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is the finest Italianate/Stick residence in Orange and one of few remaining in Orange County. It represents the Boom of the Eighties, the main growth period of the city. It is also tied to I. H. Parker, a prominent early settler and well-regarded local builder.","narrative":"Built in 1887 at 163 South Cypress Street in Orange, California, this two-story house combines Italianate and Stick style detailing. Local builder I. H. Parker put it up for himself and his family soon after buying lots from a newly subdivided tract. Its hipped roof with a truncated top, carved brackets, large pedimented gables with fishscale and diamond shingles, and a wrap-around porch with turned posts show unusual attention to detail for a rural town. Inside, the 1880s staircase, original woodwork with rosette corners and carsiding walls survive. It is considered the finest Italianate/Stick home in Orange, in a county with fewer than a dozen such two-story houses. It also reflects the Boom of the Eighties, when the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad and a railroad price war brought a flood of homeseekers. Parker was known for well-built houses, and most boom-era homes near the town center have since been replaced by commercial buildings.","period_of_significance":"1887-1896","architect_builder":"Parker, I.H., Builder","architectural_style":"Italianate; Stick/Eastlake","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single-family dwelling, its original use; described as retaining a high degree of integrity with only minor alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.371585-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/89000975.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000975/2f6af32cba-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000975/2f6af32cba-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Eli Pousson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parker_House,_Orange,_California.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Eli Pousson</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parker_House,_Orange,_California.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"97000617","name":"Old Towne Orange Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/california/old-towne-orange-historic-district-97000617/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860308","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133329984"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/orange-county/parker-house-89000975/"}