{"nrhp_refnum":"90000550","name":"Frisbie, Edward, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1246 East St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Redding","county":"Shasta County","state":"CA","lat":40.587229845000024,"lon":-122.38948989499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-03-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Italianate house at 1246 East Street in Redding, Shasta County, California, built in 1887 by Edward Frisbie for his second wife, Laura A. Walden.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion B for its association with Edward Frisbie, a leading businessman, banker and land subdivider who was a major force in Redding's development. It is also significant under Criterion C as one of the oldest remaining houses in Redding and an example of early building practices, since few Victorian buildings were built or survive there.","narrative":"Built in 1887 on East Street in Redding, this two-story Italianate house has weatherboard walls, a hip roof and a verandah wrapping the east and south sides. Bracketed cornices, hooded two-over-two windows and an interior curved staircase with hardwood newel posts and maple balusters remain from the original construction. A rear addition from the 1930s is the only major change, and a certified rehabilitation was completed in 1985. Edward Frisbie built the house for his second wife, Laura Walden, and they lived there until 1890. Frisbie arrived in Shasta County in 1886, bought the remaining 20,000 acres of the Reading Buena Ventura land grant, subdivided it, and helped found the Bank of Northern California. The house is valued both for that connection to Redding's settlement and as one of the oldest surviving Victorian buildings in a city where commercial development has removed most of them. It is also described as little changed compared with other surviving examples.","period_of_significance":"1887-1890","architect_builder":"Unknown (built by Edward Frisbie as owner)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian Italianate","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated in 1985 under a certified rehabilitation; the form lists current function as commercial/trade, business, and the house is described as little altered apart from a 1930s rear addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.377334-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/90000550.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000550/4ecd05b1ac-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000550/4ecd05b1ac-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"NoeHill","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Frisbie_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">NoeHill</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:Edward_Frisbie_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861922","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Frisbie_House_(Redding,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85758637"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/shasta-county/frisbie-edward-house-90000550/"}