{"nrhp_refnum":"90001359","name":"Buckridge Ranch House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"On the Garcia River near Buckridge Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Point Arena","county":"Mendocino County","state":"CA","lat":38.92633030500008,"lon":-123.62684710399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-09-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story I-house overlooking the Garcia River in a rural area about five miles from Point Arena, Mendocino County, California, built around 1869 (estimated) by an unknown builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an unusually pure example of a Tidewater-type I-house, with its form, height, window layout, roof and porch all intact. It is described as the only unadorned I-house in the Point Arena area. Its board-and-batten siding is typical of early California settlement.","narrative":"Overlooking the Garcia River about five miles from Point Arena, this ranch house is a two-story I-house thought to date from around 1869. It has a side-facing gable roof of corrugated metal, board-and-batten siding, and hooded six-over-six double-hung windows on every side. The front is symmetrical, with upper windows directly above those below and a central doorway. A shed-roofed porch across the front rests on four log posts, and a one-story section at the rear may be original or an early addition. The house is considered significant for its architecture. The I-house form reached America with English settlers in the seventeenth century and was built for more than two hundred years. This example shows the full set of Tidewater characteristics in an unusually pure form, apparently by a builder who simply wanted a functional home. It is the only unadorned I-house in the Point Arena area, and it remains a private residence.","period_of_significance":"1869 (estimated)","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Other: I House","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed historic and current use is single-dwelling residential.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.03822-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/90001359.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857647","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckridge_Ranch_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85749332"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/mendocino-county/buckridge-ranch-house-90001359/"}