National Register of Historic Places - California (CA), Sacramento County

Sacramento County California (Historic Districts) has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Locke Historic District, Old Sacramento Historic District, Sacramento Air Depot Historic District, Capitol Extension District and Isleton Chinese and Japanese Commercial Districts.

Several famous people are associated with these Sacramento County historic places including Edwin Witter Sr., Brown,Alexander and II.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sacramento County places including Quartermaster General Office, Weeks & Day, Mitchell Landis, Noah Lumber Co. Adams, William Schauer, Williams & Wastell, Devine, Harry J. and Sr.. Prominent architectural styles found in Sacramento Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Chicago and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Alkali Flat Central Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000929)

Roughly E and F Sts. between 9th and 12th Sts. , Sacramento

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling

Alkali Flat North Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000933)

D and 11th Sts. , Sacramento

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Alkali Flat West Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000936)

E, F, and 8th Sts. , Sacramento

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Other, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Boulevard Park (added 2011 - - #11000705)

Roughly bounded by B and H Streets, 20th Street, 22nd Street & 23rd Street, Sacramento

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Capitol Extension District (added 1984 - - #84000944)

Also known as Library and Courts Building;Office Building No. 1;Fountain P

Capitol Mall , Sacramento

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Weeks & Day, Multiple

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Art, Education, Law, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education, Government, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Government Office, Library, Plaza

Current Function:

Education, Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Government Office, Library, Plaza

Elk Grove Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002410)

Also known as Old Elk Grove;Old Town Elk Grove

8986--9097 Elk Grove Blvd. also School, Gage and Grove Sts. , Elk Grove

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Isleton Chinese and Japanese Commercial Districts (added 1991 - - #91000297)

Also known as Isleton Asian--American District

Bounded by River Rd. and Union, E and H Sts. , Isleton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Adams,Noah Lumber Co.

Architectural Style:

Other, Chicago

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Asian, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel

Locke Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000174)

Bounded on the W by the Sacramento River, on the N by Locke Rd., on the E by Alley St., and on the S by Levee St. , Locke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Asian, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

McKinley Park (added 2018 - - #100003036)

Corner of H Street and Alhambra Boulevard, Sacramento

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th Century, Early Modern, Other

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Old Sacramento Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000219)

Also known as See Also:Pony Express Terminal

Jcts. of U.S. 40, 50, 99, and CA 16 and 24 , Sacramento

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Industry, Communications

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Extractive Facility, Road-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Sacramento Air Depot Historic District (added 1992 - - #91001969)

Also known as McClellan Air Force Base;Sacramento Air Logistics Center

McClellan Air Force Base , North Highlands

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Quartermaster General Office

Architectural Style:

Other, International Style, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Government, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Air Facility, Government Office, Hospital, Institutional Housing, Public Works

Current Function:

Defense, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Air Facility, Government Office, Institutional Housing

Sacramento Junior College Annex and Extensions (added 1994 - - #94000924)

Also known as Sacramento City College Historic District

3835 Freeport Blvd. , Sacramento

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Devine, Harry J., Sr.

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Walnut Grove Chinese-American Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000484)

Also known as Walnut Grove Chinatown

Bounded by C, Tyler, and Bridge Sts., and River Rd. , Walnut Grove

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Landis,Mitchell, Schauer,William

Architectural Style:

Other, Chicago, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Asian, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Walnut Grove Commercial/Residential Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000551)

Also known as Alex Brown Business District

Browns Alley and River Rd. , Walnut Grove

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Historic Person:

Brown,Alexander,II

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Single Dwelling

Walnut Grove Japanese-American Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000483)

Also known as Walnut Grove Japantown

Bounded by Winnie St., Tyler St., C St., and River Rd. , Walnut Grove

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Chicago

Area of Significance:

Asian, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Hotel, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Garden, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Witter, Edwin, Ranch (added 1991 - - #91000284)

3480 Witter Way , Sacramento

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Williams & Wastell

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Historic Person:

Witter,Edwin,Sr.

Significant Year:

1934, 1921

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic