California - Sacramento County - Historic Districts
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
Shortride, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Oscarmostofi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Shortride, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
JinCA, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Bulwersator, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Ingawh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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
Earl Paden, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Sanfranman59, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
T71024, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
T71024, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Nicolasam, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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