The A. H. Chapman House at 256 E. 12th St. in

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was built in 1859. It has also been known as "Little Chapman Mansion". It was listed on the

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in 1982. It corresponds to a published house plan designed by architect

Andrew Jackson Downing Andrew Jackson Downing (October 31, 1815 – July 28, 1852) was an American landscape designer, horticulturist, and writer, a prominent advocate of the Gothic Revival in the United States, and editor of ''The Horticulturist'' magazine (1846–5 ...

. It is likely that it was specifically designed by architect Henry W. Cleaveland, known to be a "disciple" of Downing and known to have been "working in Chico in the 1870s when the house was twice expanded to its present form." and

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