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October 15, 1966. Designated NHLD. January 12, 1965 [2] Old Sacramento State Historic Park occupies around one third of the property within the Old Sacramento Historic District of Sacramento, California. The Old Sacramento Historic District is a U.S. National Historic Landmark District. The Historic District is sometimes abbreviated as Old ...
Old Sacramento, the oldest quarter of the city, grew up along the Sacramento River in the mid-1800s. Residents of Sacramento adopted a city charter in 1849, which was recognized by the state legislature in 1850. Sacramento is the oldest incorporated city in California, incorporated on February 27, 1850. [19]
The first Sacramento theatrical stage, located in the Eagle Theatre (Sacramento, California), was founded in October 1849. [30] Sacramento City did not have a formal government during early and mid-1849, and gambling institutions in the region sought to keep only the loose alcalde government. However, many city residents were swayed in favor of ...
In March 1878, The Sacramento Daily Union described the death of Hopkins — “one of Sacramento’s oldest and best friends” — as a “blow upon our city.” William Stephen Hamilton (1797-1850)
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has said that a $26 million city plan would include a two-story viewing deck pedestrian bridge that would offer views of the Sacramento River. “Old Sac and the ...
Alkali Flat Sacramento, California in 1884, 12th Street Enterprise Store S. H. Farley. The Alkali Flat Historic District is a historic district in Sacramento, California. It is the oldest surviving neighborhood in Sacramento. The older Alkali Flat buildings and homes were built between 1853 and 1869 by the Sacramento's upper class.
The Sacramento Historic City Cemetery (or Old City Cemetery), located at 1000 Broadway, at 10th Street, is the oldest existing cemetery in Sacramento, California. It was designed to resemble a Victorian garden and sections that are not located in level areas are surrounded by brick or concrete retaining walls to create level terraces. [3]
Added to NRHP. May 6, 1971. The Crocker Art Museum is the oldest art museum in the Western United States, located in Sacramento, California. [ 3 ] Founded in 1885, the museum holds one of the premier collections of Californian art. The collection includes American works dating from the Gold Rush to the present, European paintings and master ...