The woodframe Comstock House was designed by Petaluma architect Brainerd Jones in the First Bay Area Tradition architectural style.

Jones designed more than a hundred buildings. His work, much of it still standing, extended from San Francisco to Cloverdale. He designed most of Petaluma’s historic core, as well as three Carnegie Libraries in Sonoma County. He designed seven known homes in Santa Rosa, five of which are extant including the nearby Lumsden House which is listed on the NRHP.

Jones applied wide-ranging styles, from Colonial Revival to American Queen Anne, but he perfected his own idiosyncratic expression within them. “Typical Jones details include roofs that flare out at the end like Chinese pagodas, giving even his most Eastern of Colonials a curious Asian flavor. Dormer roofs often flare as well, and he loved paired dormers and heavy window boxes.” He preferred squat columns, often supporting a series of low arches. Bungalows typically used exposed roof rafters to create rhythmic interest, but Jones added syncopation, often by doubling rafters or treating them like giant dentils.

Source: NRHP nomination submitted in 2011.