{"nrhp_refnum":"98000225","name":"Miller, Warren P., House","other_names":["Aaron, Mary, Museum"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"704 D St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marysville","county":"Yuba County","state":"CA","lat":39.142661399000076,"lon":-121.58985362499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-03-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Invention"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick residence at 704 D Street in Marysville, Yuba County, California, built in 1856 in a castellated Gothic Revival style by its architect-owner, Warren Phinney Miller. It now operates as the Mary Aaron Museum.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance under Criterion B for its association with Warren P. Miller, an architect and inventor, and under Criterion C as a fine example of Gothic Revival design and the work of a master architect. Miller lived and worked there from 1856 to 1863, designed major Marysville buildings, and built an early steam crawler tractor during those years. The house is described as a rare, castle-like example of its style in the region.","narrative":"Built in 1856 at 704 D Street in Marysville, this two-story brick house was designed and constructed by Warren Phinney Miller as his family home and place of business. Its castellated Gothic Revival design includes crocketed pinnacles, a continuous crenelated parapet, elliptical arched windows, and balconies with sliding louvered screens. The design is unusual because the style was more often used for public and church buildings. Miller lived there until 1863, a period when Marysville was one of California's largest cities. He was the city's principal architect, responsible for the Yuba County Courthouse and the 1858 State Fair pavilion, and he received patents for inventions including an early steam-driven crawler tractor. The house has been altered by rear additions, a 1960s courtyard, and a coating applied over the sandblasted brick after the city acquired it in 1954. It still conveys its original appearance, particularly from the front, and now serves as a museum.","period_of_significance":"1856-1863","architect_builder":"Miller, Warren P.","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century, Gothic Revival","criteria":["B","C"],"status_note":"Used as a museum (Mary Aaron Museum); the city has owned it since 1954 and the exterior coating is separating, with rehabilitation planned.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.773641-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/98000225.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862427","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133572202"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/yuba-county/miller-warren-p-house-98000225/"}