Groshon, Sid, House
Why it's listed
This one-story house at 50 Mill Street in Point Arena, Mendocino County, was built around 1900 and is a Queen Anne cottage. It has a T-shaped plan with intersecting gable roofs. The front gable holds a sunburst, a small stained glass window and a decorative cornice, and a three-sided bay sits beneath it. Windows have decorative molding, and the porch has a shed roof with a false gable, a decorative frieze and turned posts. Siding is horizontal board. The house was judged significant because it is the only Queen Anne building in a town of mostly simple, functional homes. Queen Anne cottages were very popular in California in the 1890s, and published plans and pre-cut detailing meant many near-identical houses appeared statewide. This one clearly shows the type's two key traits: a dramatic bay window under the front gable and lavish ornament on all sides. It sits near the west end of the town's most completely residential street, beside another late Victorian house. It remains a private residence.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it one of Point Arena's most important houses and the only example of the Queen Anne style in a town of simple, functional dwellings. It shows the defining traits of the Queen Anne cottage: a projecting bay window beneath a front-facing gable and abundant ornament on every elevation. It is significant locally under Criterion C for architecture.
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 90001356, listed September 13, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 50 Mill St., Point Arena |
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| County | Mendocino County |
| Listed | September 13, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90001356 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900 (estimated) |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian: Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current use is residential, single dwelling. The porch steps and balustrade are not original but detract little from the building's integrity. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 38.90867, -123.69116 (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.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 90001356.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q133305780
- This listing as JSON
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