▁The ▁house ▁is ▁significant ▁for ▁its ▁association ▁with ▁Samuel ▁M . ▁Black , ▁a ▁civ ic ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Mon ter ey ▁County , ▁and ▁architect ur ally ▁for ▁its ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁early ▁prototype ▁of ▁the ▁" Mod ified ▁Col onial " ▁architecture ▁style ▁in ▁development ▁by ▁We eks . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁NR HP ▁nom ination , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁unique ▁in ▁being ▁int act ▁architect ur ally ▁plus ▁having ▁the ▁only ▁known ▁set ▁of ▁architect ▁We eks ' ▁plans ▁and ▁elev ations ▁for ▁a ▁house ▁of ▁this ▁period ; ▁ ▁it ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁yield ▁further ▁architect ural ▁history ▁development . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁term ed ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁one ▁of ▁Week ' s ▁resident ial ▁designs . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁includes ▁an ▁eight ▁bed room ▁one - story ▁farm ▁workers ▁qu arters , ▁too , ▁that ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁contract or ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁for ▁$ 6 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁listing ▁included ▁two ▁contrib uting ▁buildings . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁California ▁Category : Que en ▁Anne ▁architecture ▁in ▁California ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Category : H ouses ▁in ▁Mon ter ey ▁County , ▁California ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Sal inas ,