{"nrhp_refnum":"91000942","name":"Bingham, Samuel, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6427 La Plateada","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rancho Santa Fe","county":"San Diego County","state":"CA","lat":33.02564750800008,"lon":-117.18959073342731,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-08-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story stucco and frame Spanish Colonial Revival house at 6427 La Plateada in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, California, designed and built in 1930 by Lilian Rice for Samuel Bingham.","why_significant":"The house is presented as an excellent example of Lilian Rice's domestic architecture in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. It is also significant for community planning, as part of a carefully laid out group of buildings across a large planned area. Its arcaded walkways, tiled rear porch, overlapping red tile roofs and varied windows show Rice's attention to detail.","narrative":"Set among orchards on La Plateada in Rancho Santa Fe, this two-story stucco and frame house was designed and built in 1930 by Lilian Rice for Samuel Bingham, a Hartford, Connecticut native who had retired from manufacturing. It is a U-shaped Spanish Colonial Revival residence with more than 5,000 square feet of living space, a long north wing and a short south wing. Distinctive features include an arcaded walkway, a brick-tiled front porch, a garage entry beneath an arbor, overlapping clay tile roofs, curved exposed beams and carved brackets at a second-floor balcony. The house is reported to be unaltered since construction apart from a pool added in 1980. Bingham imported trees and shrubs, including Brazilian pepper trees, that now provide shade and privacy. The house was listed for its architecture as an excellent example of Rice's domestic work, and for its role in the planned development of Rancho Santa Fe.","period_of_significance":"1930","architect_builder":"Rice, Lilian Jenette","architectural_style":"Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in pristine condition with no apparent alterations since construction; a swimming pool was added in 1980. Current use is single-family domestic.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.419982-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/91000942.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000942/9684c986c5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000942/9684c986c5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jack Boucher","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Bingham_House_(Rancho_Santa_Fe,_CA).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Boucher</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Bingham_House_(Rancho_Santa_Fe,_CA).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857758","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5754531"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-diego-county/bingham-samuel-house-91000942/"}