{"nrhp_refnum":"90001361","name":"Italian Hotel","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"105 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Point Arena","county":"Mendocino County","state":"CA","lat":38.90688337200004,"lon":-123.70325766099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-09-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story gable-fronted building at 105 Main Street in Point Arena, Mendocino County, California, built around the turn of the century as a front addition to an existing house and opened as the Italian Hotel.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the last reminder of Point Arena's small red-light district. It is tied to the town's commerce and entertainment history, having operated as a hotel with a reputation as a brothel until it was cleaned up soon after the town incorporated in 1908. Only this building survives of the district's structures.","narrative":"Located at 105 Main Street in Point Arena, this two-story building has a single front-facing gable roof and a hipped-roof porch running the width of the facade. A band of vertical stickwork under the porch roof is its only decorative feature, and a wooden bridge crosses Point Arena Creek to reach the porch from the street. It was built around the turn of the century as an addition to the front of a house that had been the residence of an adjacent brewery's owner. The enlarged structure opened as the Italian Hotel, presumably to serve Italian workmen employed at local mills and ranches. It gained a reputation as a brothel, which lasted until it was cleaned up soon after the town incorporated in 1908. The original rear section was later torn down, and the remainder became a residence. Nearby stood a Chinese settlement and the town calaboose. This is the only surviving building of Point Arena's red-light district.","period_of_significance":"1904-1908","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single dwelling; some windows have been replaced, a new foundation added, and the front porch ramp is an addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.018439-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/90001361.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857656","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/mendocino-county/italian-hotel-90001361/"}