{"nrhp_refnum":"97000519","name":"Fleming, Molly, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"616 Wood St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"California","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":40.063514533000046,"lon":-79.87915813599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-05-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1 ½ story hip-roofed bungalow at 616 Wood Street in California Borough, Washington County, Pennsylvania, built of stretcher-bond brick on a raised glazed tile basement. It was built circa 1912 for Molly Williams Fleming.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a regionally rare and intact example of early twentieth-century middle class bungalow architecture, combining Craftsman and Colonial Revival details. It retains its exposed rafter ends, wraparound porch, fluted columns, hipped dormers, and an elaborate interior including a coved dining room ceiling and service stair. Most comparable houses in California have been altered, divided for student housing, or demolished.","narrative":"Built around 1912 at 616 Wood Street in California Borough, this one-and-a-half-story hip-roofed bungalow is constructed of stretcher-bond brick on a raised glazed tile basement. It was built for Molly Williams Fleming, widowed in 1910, and sits on a lot that was part of an 1911 sale from the neighboring T. J. Underwood property. The house combines Craftsman and Colonial Revival features, including a recessed wraparound porch with fluted wood columns, exposed rafter ends, copper porch lanterns, and four hipped dormers. Inside, the entry hall holds a carved open-string stair, and the dining room has a coved plaster ceiling with molded foliage. The house also retains a service stair, unusual for a house of its size. Because many contemporary middle class houses in California were converted to student housing, remodeled, or demolished, the nomination treats this building as a rare surviving example of the type in the town.","period_of_significance":"circa 1912","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bungalow; Craftsman; Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Original slate roofing was replaced with slate-look asphalt shingles in 1995; the house is occupied by its present owner.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.986616-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/97000519.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000519/5faef5b36f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000519/5faef5b36f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Generic1139","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Molly_Fleming_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Generic1139</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:Molly_Fleming_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994879","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Fleming_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6896574"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/fleming-molly-house-97000519/"}