{"nrhp_refnum":"91000920","name":"Dollar, Robert, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"115 J St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Rafael","county":"Marin County","state":"CA","lat":37.979833101000054,"lon":-122.54141718699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-07-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Queen Anne Victorian house with a third-story loft at 115 J Street, San Rafael, Marin County, California, built in 1891 for shipping magnate Robert Dollar and designed by the Newsom Brothers of San Francisco.","why_significant":"The house is primarily significant for its architecture as a classic Queen Anne design by the Newsom Brothers, who were among the most productive designers in 19th-century California. It is also tied to Robert Dollar, founder of the shipping line that became American President Lines, who built it as his first and only self-built home in Marin County. Dollar launched his maritime career and his diplomacy with Japan and China while living there.","narrative":"Built in 1891 at the corner of J Street and Forbes Avenue in San Rafael, this wood-frame Queen Anne house was the first home of shipping magnate Robert Dollar in Marin County. The Newsom Brothers of San Francisco designed it, and J. E. Bundy built it. It has a high hip roof, a two-story gabled bay, a pedimented entrance porch, sunburst details, and redwood siding and trim milled in western Marin County. Stained glass windows and other original details were restored during a renovation finished in 1988. Dollar and his brother John bought the lot in 1889 and built two side-by-side houses. Dollar lived here until 1907, when he moved to Falkirk. During these years he bought his first schooner and began the shipping business that became American President Lines. The house is valued both for its architecture, one of two known Newsom Brothers designs in San Rafael, and for its link to Dollar's early career.","period_of_significance":"1891-1907","architect_builder":"Newsom Brothers, Architect; Bundy, J. E., Builder","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Used as a single-family dwelling; a complete renovation completed in 1988 restored the house to its original Victorian appearance.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.143256-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/91000920.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000920/600764c33b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000920/600764c33b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Dollar_House_115_J_St_San_Rafael_CA_3-21-2010_3-36-55_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</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:Robert_Dollar_House_115_J_St_San_Rafael_CA_3-21-2010_3-36-55_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859670","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dollar_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133295627"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/marin-county/dollar-robert-house-91000920/"}