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Downtown: Listed Name... Anton Wagner Duplex Link to Downtown Map ........................................................................ Listed Name... Charles Lais House
........................................................................ Listed Name... Van Voorhies House A. A. Van Voorhies was a prominent businessman who helped turn Sacramento into a thriving city at the end of the 19th Century. His grand wholesale harness and saddlery factory was once located at 3rd and J Street but, sadly, was replaced by a freeway. A capture of his company's illustrated catalog can be found HERE. This archival interior shot is from the Florence Henderson collection at SAMCC. No not Carol Brady. At least I assume not.
........................................................................ Listed Name... Mesick House Nathaniel Goodell was also the architect of the Sacramento Govenor's Mansion and he was hired to renovate the Leland Stanford House on 8th and N Streets in the popular Second Empire style. He built the Heilbron House too.
........................................................................ Listed Name... Julius Wetzlar House
....................................................................... Listed Name... Heilbron House Also designed by Goodell, Heilbron House is an oasis in a sea of cement as it is literally surrounded by parking lots, streets, and hideous government buildings. The first owner, August Heilbron, was a German grocer who spent 10,000 dollars in 1881 to build this gorgeous home just a block away from that of the famous railroad baron Leland Stanford. The California State Department of Parks and Recreation currently own the house, but it is in dire need of refurbishment and there are questions about whether parks and rec have the funding for such a huge project. Recently there has been talk of moving the house closer to the Leland Stanford mansion to make way for a new State office complex. Personally, I hate to see such a huge part of Sacramento history uprooted and moved to a more convenient location... ........................................................................ Listed Name...Stanford-Lathrop House ....................................................................... Listed Name...Crocker, E.B., Art Gallery The interesting thing about the Crocker Art Museum is that E.B. Crocker intentionally built an art gallery next to his house. A whole building. In addition to the art gallery, he included a bowling alley, skating rink, billiards room, and natural history museum (like you do). I volunteered a few times at the Crocker but never had the presence of mind to ask "Where's the bowling alley?" Next time I'm there, I may have to put some poor docent to work showing me all the former bits and pieces. They have broken ground on the modern expansion building which on one hand will enable the museum to bring display some really great works that they've kept hidden in storage, but on the other hand will be, well, modern. ....................................................................... Listed Name...J. Neeley Johnson House This glorious house was finished in 1856 for then Governor J. Neeley Johson. At 30, Johnson was the youngest Governor of CA to date and a member of the "Know-Nothin" political party. This nativist American party was against the influx of immigrants (esp. Irish) into the U.S. and their meetings were so secretive, members replied "I know nothing" when quizzed about the organization. Perhaps even more interesting was that the house was a one time residence of Judge David S. Terry of the infamous Broderick-Terry duel of 1859. A surprisingly good account of that duel can be found at the Anchor Steam web site here. According to the archives, this house was in ruin at one point and then rebuilt? Maybe somebody out there can email us with the details. ....................................................................... |
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