Paugh, William J., House
Why it's listed
Built in 1860 at 406 Pitt Street in Jackson, this cruciform, 1½-story wood-frame house was designed by Charles L. Parish, a Gold Rush era architect, carpenter and illustrator. It displays a steep cross-gable roof, lancet windows with tracery, French doors, fret-sawn porch columns, decorative vergeboards with finials and a castellated porch parapet. Construction used mortise and tenon joinery and locally sourced pine millwork. The nomination presents it as the most sophisticated Carpenter Gothic house in the Mother Lode and the most important Gothic Revival building in Amador County, a striking contrast to the Greek Revival homes common in the region at the time. It is the only documented surviving building by Parish. Twentieth-century additions were removed in 2004 and 2005, and the porch and other features were recreated from an 1859 rendering by Charles and Arthur Nahl and an 1867 photograph. It remains a private single-family home.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is the most prominent and sophisticated example of Carpenter Gothic design in the Mother Lode region and the most important Gothic Revival building in Amador County. It is the only documented surviving building designed by Parish and reflects the work of a skilled architect-craftsman under Criterion C.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 07000507, listed June 5, 2007. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 406 Pitt St., Jackson |
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| County | Amador County |
| Listed | June 5, 2007 |
| Reference number | 07000507 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1860 |
| Architect / builder | Parish, Charles L. |
| Architectural style | Gothic; Other: Carpenter Gothic |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling; restored in 2004-2005, with later additions removed and missing features recreated, and a detached kitchen added in 2005. |
| Acreage | 0.5 |
| Coordinates | 38.35138, -120.77164 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 07000507.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q8013311
- This listing as JSON
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