855 A Street

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Address: 855 A St, Arcata, CA 95521, USA
City: Arcata
Postal code: 95521
Year Built 1905
Period Transitional Architecture c. 1900-1910
Structure Order 71
855 A Street
855 A Street

The new residence of Dr. J.B. Simms in the Pleasant Hill addition has been completed and the Doctor and his family have been residing there for several weeks past. The plans for the structure which is a bungalow were drawn by Earl Simms and revised by the Doctor...(Arcata Union, May 10, 1905)

Announcing Arcata’s entry into the world of bungalow housing, the Simms-Hunt House was the home of two dental families—Dr. Simms, 1905-1911 and Dr. Vernon Hunt, 1917-1972. Sweeping hipped roofline, artistic upper window sashes, wide curved eaves and siding-covered porch posts are characteristic of this transitional period as Arcata moved from the formality of Victorian houses to the more casual living of what is called “The Comfortable House.”

 
855 A Street
855 A Street

The new residence of Dr. J.B. Simms in the Pleasant Hill addition has been completed and the Doctor and his family have been residing there for several weeks past. The plans for the structure which is a bungalow were drawn by Earl Simms and revised by the Doctor…(Arcata Union, May 10, 1905)

Announcing Arcata’s entry into the world of bungalow housing, the Simms-Hunt House was the home of two dental families—Dr. Simms, 1905-1911 and Dr. Vernon Hunt, 1917-1972. Sweeping hipped roofline, artistic upper window sashes, wide curved eaves and siding-covered porch posts are characteristic of this transitional period as Arcata moved from the formality of Victorian houses to the more casual living of what is called “The Comfortable House.”