{"nrhp_refnum":"92000974","name":"Downtown Hollister Historic District","other_names":["See Also:California Carnegie Libraries MPS"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Fourth, East, South and Monterey Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hollister","county":"San Benito County","state":"CA","lat":36.84961758850005,"lon":-121.40191316387867,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Politics/Government","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A commercial historic district in downtown Hollister, San Benito County, California, centered on San Benito Street and intersecting streets between 4th and South streets. It contains 54 contributing and 29 non-contributing buildings dating from about 1880 to the mid-20th century.","why_significant":"The district conveys the look and feel of a small city's downtown before World War II, with contiguous storefronts built to the sidewalk and a predominance of retail use. It is significant locally under Criterion A for commerce, politics/government and social history. It retains high integrity, with original design and fabric above the storefronts on about two-thirds of the buildings.","narrative":"Downtown Hollister's historic core is a district of 83 buildings, 54 of them contributing, arranged along San Benito Street and the cross streets between 4th and South streets. Most are one- or two-story retail buildings with flat or parapeted rooflines, stucco siding, recessed entrances and flanking display windows, built right up to the sidewalk. Few follow a defined style, though Italianate, Late Gothic Revival, Neo-Classical and Mediterranean Revival examples appear among the larger buildings. Anchors include a Masonic Lodge with a domed corner cupola, the Tiffany Motors showroom, a former post office in a subdued Spanish Colonial Revival manner, a brick Methodist Church, and a four-story hotel, Hollister's tallest building. The district was listed for its commercial, governmental and social importance between 1880 and 1942. Many storefronts have been modernized, but upper floors generally keep original cornices and windows. The 1989 earthquake removed several buildings, yet the area still reads as a traditional downtown.","period_of_significance":"1880-1942","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Italianate; Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival; No Style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Most buildings are still in retail use, with city hall and meeting hall functions continuing. A 1989 earthquake toppled about six former contributors.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.659397-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/92000974.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000974/dc00609734-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000974/dc00609734-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"BrendelSignature","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DSC00735_Eastern_Star_Masonic_Temple_building,_Hollister,_California,_June_16,_2007.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">BrendelSignature</a>, <a href=\"http://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:DSC00735_Eastern_Star_Masonic_Temple_building,_Hollister,_California,_June_16,_2007.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860704","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Hollister_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49484158"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-benito-county/downtown-hollister-historic-district-92000974/"}