{"nrhp_refnum":"93000597","name":"Hetebrink House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"515 E. Chapman","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fullerton","county":"Orange County","state":"CA","lat":33.875482774000034,"lon":-117.91481600599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-07-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Mission Revival house with Moorish and Egyptian-influenced detailing at 515 East Chapman Avenue, Fullerton, Orange County, California, built in 1914 for John Hetebrink, with a matching original garage.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a superior example of Mission Revival architecture and one of the finest in Fullerton and Orange County. It was praised in a 1914 newspaper as one of the county's finest residences and is pictured in A Field Guide to American Houses. It also symbolizes the wealth that tomato, walnut and citrus farming brought to Fullerton and North Orange County.","narrative":"Set at the end of a long circular driveway on Chapman Avenue in Fullerton, this 1914 brick house is regarded as the city's finest residential example of Mission Revival architecture. Its shaped parapet, scalloped arches on the central balcony, Egyptian-influenced columns, leaded and beveled glass, and cast concrete urns give it a distinctive look. The bricks were reportedly made on the property. Architects Elwing and Tedford designed it, and Bishop and Cole built it for John Hetebrink, a farmer known as the \"tomato king\" who also grew walnuts and oranges. Inside, Australian Red Gum woodwork, a semicircular second-floor hall and an octagonal basement banquet hall survive, and the family used the house for many community gatherings. A 1914 local newspaper called it one of the finest residences in the county, and the house is pictured in a national field guide to American houses. It also reflects the agricultural wealth that shaped North Orange County.","period_of_significance":"1914","architect_builder":"Architects: Elwing and Tedford; Builders: Bishop and Cole","architectural_style":"Mission Revival; Other: Moorish","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still occupied by the family that built it in 1914, and described as retaining its original exterior and an almost entirely original interior.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.294221-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/93000597.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000597/dbaa7cf240-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000597/dbaa7cf240-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Traveler100","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HetebrinkHouse01c.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Traveler100</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:HetebrinkHouse01c.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860240","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetebrink_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65085919"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/orange-county/hetebrink-house-93000597/"}