{"nrhp_refnum":"99000692","name":"Marysville Historic Commercial District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by First, Sixth, C, and E Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marysville","county":"Yuba County","state":"CA","lat":39.13703935400005,"lon":-121.58832466082751,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-06-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A downtown commercial historic district in Marysville, Yuba County, California, covering parts of fourteen blocks bounded by First, Sixth, C and E Streets. It has 59 contributing and 27 noncontributing resources in two separate sections.","why_significant":"The district is significant under Criterion A for commerce, showing Marysville's downtown as it stood just after World War II. It retains a concentrated group of mostly small, brick-built retail buildings from 1854 to 1948, with original design and materials intact above the storefronts despite later demolitions.","narrative":"Downtown Marysville's historic commercial core is preserved in a district of 85 buildings and one structure spread over parts of fourteen blocks, split into northern and southern sections by newer development. Most buildings were built for retail, with recessed entrances and display windows, and many also held offices or apartments. Brick is the dominant material, and about ninety percent of the buildings are under three stories. Styles range from subdued Greek Revival and Italianate of the nineteenth century to Mediterranean Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival and Streamline Moderne in the twentieth. Notable examples include the Tower Theater, the Hart Building, the Hotel Marysville and the State Theater. The district was listed for its role in local commerce between 1854 and 1948. Although roughly 160 nearby buildings have been lost since 1948 and many storefronts have been altered, the contributing buildings keep their historic materials and design above street level. Perhaps half the buildings are now empty, and foot traffic is much reduced.","period_of_significance":"1854-1948","architect_builder":"Evans, I.C.","architectural_style":"Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, Italianate, Moderne","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"The form reports that perhaps half the buildings are empty, and about twenty parcels are vacant. Current uses include specialty stores, businesses and restaurants.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.210507-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/99000692.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000692/a0755c7d1f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000692/a0755c7d1f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Noellegi","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Water_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Noellegi</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Water_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862425","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marysville_Historic_Commercial_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65086486"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/yuba-county/marysville-historic-commercial-district-99000692/"}