McD Moore House

  • Created: January 11, 2020 2:11 am
  • Updated: March 17, 2023 4:04 am
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Address: 930 D St, Arcata, CA 95521, USA
City: Arcata
Postal code: 95521
Year Built 1903
Period Transitional
Structure Order 63
930 D Street

Built in 1903 for New Brunswick native and shingle mill owner James McD Moore, this house is transitional architecture very similar to the Murray House at 10th and F Streets. Corner tower, pediments and cutaway bays identify Queen Anne influences, but any detailing such as patterned shingles or applied ornamentation is no longer evident due to the addition of asbestos shingle siding; even the half posts of the stoop were chopped off when the siding was added in the 1950s. An earlier 1880s house which was attached to the main house by a covered walkway may be incorporated into the rear additions. Newspaper accounts of the 1903 construction began in March with the announcement that James McD Moore had his plans about completed for a “fine residence” on his property in East Arcata and ended in October when the family moved into the “handsome new home.” Although its form remains, alterations have significantly compromised the architectural integrity of a “fine” and “handsome” house.

 

930 D Street

Built in 1903 for New Brunswick native and shingle mill owner James McD Moore, this house is transitional architecture very similar to the Murray House at 10th and F Streets. Corner tower, pediments and cutaway bays identify Queen Anne influences, but any detailing such as patterned shingles or applied ornamentation is no longer evident due to the addition of asbestos shingle siding; even the half posts of the stoop were chopped off when the siding was added in the 1950s. An earlier 1880s house which was attached to the main house by a covered walkway may be incorporated into the rear additions. Newspaper accounts of the 1903 construction began in March with the announcement that James McD Moore had his plans about completed for a “fine residence” on his property in East Arcata and ended in October when the family moved into the “handsome new home.” Although its form remains, alterations have significantly compromised the architectural integrity of a “fine” and “handsome” house.