The heavy timber and masonry building was the first substantial structure built on 10th Street when it opened in 1906.
Inland, and a few miles north, is the city proper, with many masonry buildings.
Such a large masonry building indicated the upward mobility of the Japanese population.
"It was one of the last great, massive, all masonry buildings built in the 19th century," she said.
The next three masonry buildings were completed by 1857.
The central part of the city began to be built up with two- and three-story masonry buildings.
The project incorporated both the original masonry building and the 1960s garage next door.
California has an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 unreinforced masonry buildings.
These masonry buildings are also the largest among the octagonal churches.
The carriage house is a 2-story masonry building with a gable roof.