Marentis House

The Marentis House, at 45 Monterey St. in San Juan Bautista, California, was built in 1873. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Marentis House
Marentis House is located in California
Marentis House
Location45 Monterey St., San Juan Bautista, California
Coordinates36°50′47″N 121°32′29″W
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1873
Built byThomas W. Bermingham
ArchitectGeorge Chalmers
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.84000951[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1984

It was designed in Gothic Revival style by George Chalmers, a local builder/architect who was from New England and was believed to have been influenced by Alexander Jackson Davis, an architect who authored/illustrated pattern books. The house was built by Thomas W. Bermingham, another local builder.[2]

It has twin gables facing to the front, from a steeply pitched roof, which was shingled with redwood shingles. Two upper front windows have Eastlake window hoods and much of the original glass remains in its windows. The house's floors and ceilings are made of redwood tongue-and-groove boards.[2]

It received limited earthquake retrofitting in the 1990s along with a mahogany gothic library and rebuilt fireplaces and chimney. The original front door has been replaced with a gothic style dutch door.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Michael Fritch; Ann Gilsenan (April 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Marentis House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 11, 2019. With accompanying seven photos from 1983 and one from c.1920
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