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File ID: 2021-01399 February 8, 2022 Public Hearing Item 17 T
itle: Ordinance Listing 1121 40th Street as a Landmark on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources (M21-009) [Noticed 01/28/2022; Passed for Publication 01/18/2022; Published 01/21/2022]
Locat
ion: 1121 40th Street (008-0141-012-0000); District 4
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ecommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, 1) pass a Motion:
determining the listing of 1121 40th Street as a landmark on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15308, which exempts actions taken to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment and where the regulatory process involves procedures for the protection of the environment; and 2) adopt an Ordinance listing 1121 40th Street as a landmark on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources.
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ontact: Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, (916) 808-2796, [email protected], Community Development Department P
resenter: None.
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ttachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance
3-Historic Resource Evaluation (DPR 523) Form
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Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The property at 1121 40th Street was the subject of an application to demolish the building and construct a new single-unit dwelling on the parcel (DR20-154). As part of this request, the Preservation Director requested a historic evaluation be prepared as part of the City’s obligations pursuant to City Code section 17.604.600, which requires a determination by the Preservation Director for all buildings over fifty years old. The historic evaluation prepared by Historic Environment Consultants recommended the building as eligible for listing in the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources pursuant to City Code section
17.604.210.A.1.i, ii, and iii. Subsequently the property was sold to the current property owner, who contacted the City and requested the evaluation be moved forward as a landmark nomination.
Policy Considerations: The City Council has found “that significant aspects of the City’s rich and diverse historic resources deserve recognition and preservation to foster an understanding of our heritage, and to promote the public health and safety and the economic and general welfare of the people of the City. The preservation and continued use of historic resources are effective tools to sustain and revitalize neighborhoods and business districts within the City, enhance the City’s economic, cultural and aesthetic standing, its identity and its livability, marketability and urban character” (Sacramento City Code section 17.604.100.A.). To this end, the City Code provides a mechanism for listing landmarks, historic districts, and contributing resources on the Sacramento Register.
The nomination of 1121 40th Street for listing as a historic landmark on the Sacramento register is consistent with Sacramento 2035 General Plan goal HCR 2.1, which provides for the identification and preservation of historical and cultural resources. General Plan policy HCR 2.1.1 states, “The City shall identify historic and cultural resources, including individual properties, districts, and sites, to ensure adequate protection.”
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
Environmental Considerations: The listing of 1121 40th Street as a historic landmark on the Sacramento register is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15308. Section 15308 exempts from review acts that are undertaken to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. Listing the property as a historic landmark would ensure that future development on the site would undergo preservation review, as part of the City’s site plan and design review process, prior to the granting of any entitlements, thereby protecting the historic resource, which would be considered part of the environment.
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Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: On September 16, 2021, the City of Sacramento’s Preservation Director, in conformance with Section 17.604.220 of the City Code, held a public hearing, reviewed the historic analysis prepared by Historic Environment Consultants (Attachment 3) and concurred with a draft statement of nomination and directed staff to prepare a draft Ordinance (Attachment 2) for review and consideration by the Preservation Commission. On October 20, 2021, the Preservation Commission held a hearing and passed a motion recommending the City Council adopt an ordinance listing 1121 40th Street in the Sacramento Register.
Rationale for Recommendation: Listing of 1121 40th Street (Figure 1) as a landmark on the Sacramento Register is consistent with the Historic Preservation Chapter (17.604) of the City Code and the goals of the 2035 General Plan. Listing the nominated resource on the Sacramento register will help ensure its preservation and encourage rehabilitation consistent with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The building at 1121 40th Street (Figure 1) was designed and constructed by a real estate and development firm that actively helped develop one of the most extensive areas of suburban property in Sacramento during the 1900-1950 era in Sacramento, Wright and Kimbrough (17.604.210.A.1.a.i); the property is associated with Denise and William Dalton, who owned 1120 40
th Street from 1975 until 2018. William Dalton was an English immigrant and with his artist wife Denise, who established a popular restaurant and bar within the R Street Historic District, the Fox and Goose (17.604.210.A.1.a.ii); and is a fine example of Craftsman architectural style, including Significant Features and Characteristics of the style such as its horizontal emphasis, wide roof gables, extensive woodwork details in brackets, braces, rafter ends beneath the eaves, built-in inglenook bench and China cabinets with leaded glass panes, window strips with multiple lights, and rustic brick fireplace (17.604.210.A.1.a.iii).
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Figure 1: at 1121 40th Street
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
ORDINANCE NO. ___
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
[Date Adopted]
AN ORDINANCE LISTING 1121 40TH STREET AS A LANDMARK ON THE SACRAMENTO REGISTER
OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
BACKGROUND
A. The city council has found “that significant aspects of the city’s rich and diverse historic resources deserve recognition and preservation to foster an understanding of our heritage, and to promote the public health and safety and the economic and general welfare of the people of the city. The preservation and continued use of historic resources are effective tools to sustain and revitalize neighborhoods and business districts within the city, enhance the city’s economic, cultural and aesthetic standing, its identity and its livability, marketability and urban character.” (Sacramento City Code section 17.604.100.A.)
B. To this end, the city code provides a mechanism for listing landmarks, historic districts, and contributing resources on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources (“Sacramento register”).
C. On September 16, 2021, the Preservation Director reviewed a statement of nomination and determined that the property located at 1121 40th Street is eligible for listing on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources a landmark. On October 20, 2021, the Preservation Commission concurred with the findings of the Preservation Director and recommended the City Council list the property at 1121 40th Street as a landmark in the Sacramento register.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO:
SECTION 1
A. 1121 40th Street meets the criteria for listing on the Sacramento register provided within City Code section 17.604.210.A.1.a.i, ii, and iii.
i. The building is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the city, the region, the state or the nation (17.604.210.A.1.a.i)
The house was designed and constructed by a real estate and development firm that actively helped develop one of the most extensive areas of suburban property in Sacramento during the 1900-1950 era in Sacramento, Wright and Kimbrough. The building was built in 1914 as a “demonstration” house. In today’s vernacular it would be a “model” home. The house was built along with a dozen other demonstration houses along 40th Street in Wright & Kimbrough’s tract #24. Wright and Kimbrough actively helped develop one of the most extensive areas of suburban property in Sacramento during the 1900-1950 era in Sacramento. This business had a major impact on Sacramento’s growth and development in the early and mid- 20th century. The building is an important representative of an industry that represents broad patterns of the growth and evolution of the city. It served as a model home and example of the industry that created much of the city’s early housing stock during the mid-twentieth century. For this reason, the building at 1121 40th Street is associated with the events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the city making it eligible for listing in the Sacramento Register under city code criteria 17.604.210.A.1.a.i.
ii. The building at 1121 40th Street is important for its association with lives of persons significant in the city’s past. (City Code 17.604.210.A.1.a.ii) Denise and William Dalton owned 1120 40th Street from 1975 until 2018. William Dalton was an English immigrant and with his artist wife Denise, who established a popular restaurant and bar within the R Street Historic District, the Fox and Goose. that the restaurant became an important cultural and social component of downtown Sacramento as the district emerged from the redevelopment period.
Resembling an English pub at a time when the city was trying to reestablish downtown as an activity and destination center, it has attracted many state and office workers in the general area as a unique establishment since 1975. Denise was established in her own right as a local artist and philanthropist. The Dalton’s significant contributions contributed to the growth and activities of the community at large in different and important ways. The Dalton’s contributions meet criteria for its listing in the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources according to City Code 17.604.210.A.1.a.ii for its associations with lives of persons significant in the city’s past.
iii. The building at 1121 40th Street embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction (Sacramento City Code Section
17.604.210.A.1.a.iii)
The house is a fine example of Craftsman design, including Significant Features and Characteristics (Exhibit A) of the style such as its horizontal emphasis, wide roof gables, extensive woodwork details in brackets, braces, rafter ends beneath the eaves, built-in inglenook bench and China cabinets with leaded glass panes, window strips with multiple lights, and rustic brick fireplace. The facade contains an unusually complex composition of various wood brackets and braces beneath the projecting eaves. The square porch piers topped with textured brick suggest Prairie School design, a stylistic movement contemporary with Craftsman themes. This small house displays a particularly creative combination of such stylistic detailing.
Therefore, the house meets criteria for listing in the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources under criteria of City Code 17.604.210(A)1.a.iii, as the embodiment of distinctive characteristics of Craftsman architectural design of the early 20th century.
iv. 1121 40th Street has integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association. Integrity shall be judged with reference to the particular criterion or criteria specified in subsection A.1.a of section 17.604.210.A.1.b.
The building retains an extremely high degree of historic integrity of all six aspects.
Location: Location is the place where the historic property was constructed or the place where the historic event occurred. The subject property retains its original location fronting 40th Street, and therefore retains historic integrity of location.
Design: Design is the combination of elements that create the form, plan, space, structure, and style of a property. The building retains essential physical features related to Craftsman style architecture. The building has a horizontal emphasis, wide roof gables, extensive woodwork details in brackets, braces, and rafter ends beneath the eaves that are consistent with Craftsman style. The facade contains an unusually complex composition of various wood brackets and braces beneath the projecting eaves. The square porch piers topped with textured brick suggest Prairie School design, a stylistic movement contemporary with Craftsman Themes and it retains historic integrity of design. There are no significant design alterations to the property.
Setting: Setting is the physical environment of a historic property. The building at 1121 40th Steet retains integrity of its setting because it is located in a historic residential neighborhood that contains homes similar in design. While some out-of- scale new infill buildings have encroached into the tract, the majority of homes and landscape elements remain the same.
Materials: Materials are the physical elements that were combined or deposited during a particular period of time and in a particular pattern or configuration to form
a historic property. The building contains nearly all of its original material, therefore it retains its historic integrity of materials.
Workmanship: Workmanship is the physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory. There have not been any new elements added to the building outside of its period of significance with the exception of composition shingles replacing original wood shake on the roof, therefore it retains a high level of historic integrity of workmanship.
Association: Association is the direct link between an important historic event or person and a historic property. The building at 1121 40th Street is associated with Wright & Kimbrough which was a real estate and development firm that had a major impact on the development of Sacramento during the first half of the twentieth century. It is also associated with the Dalton family, founders of Fox and Goose Public House restaurant. The building has been largely unchanged since it was constructed and since the Dalton’s owned the building. For these reasons the building retains a high degree of historic integrity of association.
v. 1121 40th Street has significant historic or architectural worth, and its designation as a landmark is reasonable, appropriate and necessary to promote, protect and further the goals and purposes of this chapter. (17.604.210.A.1.c)
The building at 1121 40th Street has significant historic and architectural worth. It has been well-maintained and retains a high level of integrity with regards to its location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and association. It is an important representation of a significant history in the history of residential housing development in Sacramento, including representing the real estate and development firm Wright & Kimbrough who were key in the development of the city. In addition, the building is a fine example of Craftsman architecture of this critical period in Sacramento design history, it is the work of master builders, architects, and designers. Finally, the building is associated with the Dalton family, a family who has contributed greatly to the growth and development of the city by establishing the Fox and Goose Public House, and important cultural intuition.
iv. The city has considered the factors set forth City Code Section 17.604.210.A.2 and determined those factors do not apply.
Exhibit A
A. Primary Elevation
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #_________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #_____________________________________________ PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial_________________________________________ NRHP Status Code________________________________
Other Listings____________________________________________________________ Review Code________Reviewer________________________ Date_______________
DPR 523A-Test (8/94) *These items consist of required information.
P1. Other Identifier: Da lton House Wright & Kimbrough demonstration house *P2. Location: *a. County: Sacramento
b. Address: 1121 40th Street City: Sacramento Zip: 95819 *c. USGS 7.5' Quad Sacramento West Date: 1992 *e. Other Locational Data: APN#: 008-0141-012
*P3a. Description:
The wood frame one story residence displays a strong Craftsman stylistic image in its form and detail. The horizontal emphasis of the structure, wide gabled roof, the extensive combinations of different brackets and eave ends, intimate scale, and the rustic drop siding are key earmarks of Craftsman design of the era. The porch is covered by an extension of the side gable roof, projecting west and intersecting a wide, shallow, west-projecting gable on the front of the house. The side-gabled portion is supported by large square stucco porch piers of different heights with brick tops on either side of the porch. The wide shallow gable contains various combinations of small and medium wood brackets supporting the eave overhang and the gable end. The entry door which contains a semicircular glass pane above wood panels is flanked by two small wood framed windows. The wood porch balustrade around the edges of the porch contains panels with a decorative cut-out plant-like pattern. There is a stained-glass window in the wall above a small wood planter box on the north end of the house by the porch. Small windows flank the chimney.
The south elevation contains a short shed-roof with cut beam ends above a shallow projecting bay that contains two double hung windows. This elevation also contains a bank of three windows on the east and a large double hung window with multi-paned upper panel on the west near the front door.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2
*P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) View to the east
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source: Historic
Prehistoric Both
1914
*P7. Owner and Address:
Abe and Lori Kazimierek
9950 Camberly Court
Granite Bay, CA 95746
*P8. Recorded by:
Paula Boghosian, Historic
Environment Consultants
5420 Home Court
Carmichael, CA 95608
*P9. Date Recorded:
October 2020
*P10. Survey Type:
Intensive
P11. Report Citation*:
none
*Attachments: NONE Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Linear Resource Record Archaeological Record District Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (List)
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #______________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#__________________________________________
BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
DPR 523B-Test (8/94) *These items consist of required information.
*Resource Address: 1121 40th Street
B1. Historic Name: Wright & Kimbrough demonstration house B2. Common Name: Strouse/Dalton House
B3. Original Use: Residential B4. Present Use: Residential *B5. Architectural Style: Craftsman
*B6. Construction History:
The house was built in 1914 by Wright & Kimbrough Company. The house appears to be largely original. The back door has been modified, but there are no changes that are represented by building permits. *B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:
The garage in the rear was built in 1917 and its design reflects the style of the house.
B9a. Architect: Wright & Kimbrough staff home designer b. Builder: Wright & Kimbrough Company *B10. Significance: Theme: Residential Architecture Area: Wright & Kimbrough #24 Period of Significance: 1914 - 2019 Property Type: Residential Applicable Criteria: City Code 17.604.210 (A)1.a.ii;.iii; City Code 17.604.210 (A)1.b,c
The house at 1121 40th Street was built in 1914 as a “demonstration” house. In today’s vernacular it would be a “model” home. The house was built along with a dozen other demonstration houses along 40th Street in Wright & Kimbrough’s tract #24. All were Craftsman-style houses that were all variations on a basic theme. Wright & Kimbrough (W&K) wanted to demonstrate to potential buyers how a Craftsman themed exterior and interior could be configured in many different ways to create a buyer’s “dream home.” [See Wright & Kimbrough history in Appendix I] Wright & Kimbrough also offered the free services of home designers to customize any of their existing plans to meet the client’s needs and desires. The house was originally numbered 1101 and the street was named Yardley. It was featured in advertisements for tract #24 in late 1914 and early 1915 [see Appendix II].
(continued on page 4)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: n/a
*B12. References:
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Paula Boghosian, Historic Environment Cons. *Date of Evaluation: October 2020
(This space reserved for official comments.)
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1121 40th Street
Recorded by : Paula Boghosian
Description: (Continued)
The south elevation contains a short shed-roof with cut beam ends above a shallow projecting bay that contains two double hung windows. This elevation also contains a bank of three windows on the east and a large double hung window with multi-paned upper panel on the west near the front door.
The west end of the north elevation contains a short, angled bay window with small multi-paned windows and a shed roof mounted high on the wall. A grouping of three windows with six lights over one and a larger bay window with single panes complete this elevation.
The rear elevation (east) contains three double hung one light over one windows, a single smaller window, and a pair of glass and wood doors.
A gabled single-story garage with two doors containing a band of twelve small windows a nd a lattice panel in the gable end stands at the rear on the east. A chimney projects from the west end by the porch.
Interior:
The entry hall off the porch contains an entry area containing a bench and a paneled door with a mirror and hanging hooks. There are steps up to the living room with its small band of windows high on the north end. The wide opening connecting the entry hall and living room has curved wood brackets in the upper corners. A textured brick fireplace stands on the west with an Inglenook bench facing north and a window in the wall above it. Wood cabinets with doors containing ornamental glass and metal panels flank the fireplace. Small windows with six panes each light the tops of the cabinets.
Sliding pocket doors wit h fifteen lights on each side divide the living room from the dining room with its boxed ceiling beams and three double hung windows, each with six lights over one. The dining room contains a three-section built-in cabinet with leaded glass doors and drawers.
There are two bedrooms on the south side of the house with a bathroom between. The bedroom at the rear (east) contains six double hung windows. There is an original built-in storage cabinet in the hallway. The kitchen has been updated, the back door replaced, and there is an interior stairway to the basement.
Significance: (Continued)
The house at 1121 40th Street was built in 1914 as
a “demonstration” house. In today’s vernacular it
would be a “model” home. The house was built along
with a dozen other demonstration houses along 40
th
Street in Wright & Kimbrough’s tract #24. All were
Craftsman-style houses that were all variations on a
basic theme. Wright & Kimbrough (W&K) wanted to
demonstrate to potential buyers how a Craftsman
themed exterior and interior could be configured in
many different ways to create a buyer’s “dream
home.” [See Wright & Kimbrough history in
Appendix I] Wright & Kimbrough also offered the
free services of home designers to customize any of
their existing plans to meet the client’s needs and
desires. The house was originally numbered 1101 and
the street was named Yardley. It was featured in
advertisements for tract #24 in late 1914 and early
1915 [see Appendix II].
Figure 1 - Wright & Kimbrough 1926. Charles Wright is in the center of the photo. His son is to the right on him and A.R.
Galloway is to the left. All were principals of the company. The other individuals are unidentified.
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Significance (continued)
W&K did not sell the house
until the summer of 1917 and the
first owner/occupant was Guido
Noack. Noack was the son of C.J.
Noack, a well-known local jeweler
who founded a jewelry business in
Sacramento in 1870. Noack’s was
an icon in Sacramento retail for
many decades. At the time he lived
in the house, Guido was assistant
manager of the family jewelry store.
However, his tenancy did not last
long. By 1921 he was building a
bigger two-story house on 44
th
Street. In the spring of 1921 Noack
sold the house to Edward and
Marie-Anne Strouse.
Strouse then rented the house to
William F. and Margery F.
Laughland. William had an auto
sales agency at 1609 Capitol
Avenue. Laughland’s tenancy lasted
around ten years and by 1933 the house was listed in City Directories as vacant.
Strouse, who had been living in Folsom
the previous 20 years, decided to move
into 1121 40
th Street. Both Edward and
Marie had lengthy Masonic affiliations.
Edward was also a superintendent of the
Natomas gold dredging company where
he was employed for nearly a half -
century. The Natomas Company once
ran gold dredges along a section of land
starting at Folsom a nd stretching along
the south side of the American River for
ten miles to the southwest in a swath
that was up to seven miles wide. The
company extracted some $125 million
in gold. As the value of its gold
production began to diminish, the
Natomas Company began altering its dredging practices and prepared the land for alternate uses. In its later years, the company sold large plots of land to Aerojet-General, Douglas Aircraft, Mather Field, farming interests and real estate development. Some of their la nd is now parts of Folsom, Gold River, Rancho Cordova and the Mills district. The Natomas Company donated a thousand acres of land for the American River Parkway. They also reclaimed land in Reclamation Districts 1000 and 1001 which include the Natomas districts north of the downtown.
Figure 2 - Over some 80 years in business, Noack's had several locations. This one was at 816 K Street.
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The company also designed and built its town dredges. Those dredges sorted the stones and river rock into various sized that were then marketed for other uses such as road beds, sand and gravel for concrete production, home building and decorative landscaping.
Because the Covid-19 pandemic has caused the closure of libraries, it is impossible to determine the occupancy of the house from 1962-1975. However, it is highly likely that Marie-Anne Strouse continued to live in the house until near her death in 1975. This would coincide with the first building permit for the house obtained by William Dalton in 1976.
In 1975 William and Denise Dalton founded
the Fox & Goose Public House, a restaurant and
bar that they successfully operated for twenty
years. It was one of the first restaurant and bar
operations to open in the R Street corridor. It led
the way in showing the potential of the area
which is now mid-town hot spot and a Historic
District. Fox & Goose with its English pub
character, was a popular hang-out for state
employees working in the area and one of only a
few restaurants to offer live music at the time. In
1995 the Daltons sold the pub to their daughter
Allyson who continued to operate it until 2015
when she sold it. The popular business that the
Daltons created is still in operation.
The Daltons also owned the entire building complex which housed the Fox & Goose. Just to the east of the restaurant is a brick two-story structure known as The Building which has housed, over the years, many boutique businesses and art galleries. An associated corrugated metal building on the east end of the complex for many years was rented as studio space for various artists.
Denise Dalton was an artist and a humanitarian who was known for her volunteer work and generosity. She donated several illustrations to the landmark book Vanishing Victorians. Denise Dalton was still living in the house when she died in 2019. The Dalton residency in the house lasted at least 43 years.
At 106 years of age, the Strouse/Dalton House is over 50 years old, is significant as a very good example of the Craftsman architectural style [City Code 17.604.210(A)1.a.iii] , the home of persons important to the community and local business [City Code
17.604.210 (A)1.a.ii and strongly represents broad patterns of the history of the city as a good example of a type of model home generated by a principal home developer in the Sacramento region, [City Code 17.604.210(A)1.a.i].
Figure 3 - A Denise Dalton illustration from the book
Vanishing Victorians
Figure 4 - An interior view of The Fox & Goose at 10th & R Streets
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The house is a fine example of Craftsman design, displaying many attributes of the style such as its horizontal emphasis, wide roof gables, extensive woodwork details in brackets, braces, rafter ends beneath the eaves, built-in inglenook bench and china cabinets with leaded glass panes, window strips with multiple lights, rustic brick fireplace, box-beamed ceiling in the dining room, and pocket doors with multiple glass panes. The facade contains an unusually complex composition of various wood brackets and braces beneath the projecting eaves. The square porch piers topped with textured brick suggest Prairie School design, a stylistic movement contemporary with Craftsman themes. This small house displays a particularly creative combination of such stylistic detailing. The house meets criteria for listing in the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources under criteria of City Code
17.604.210(A)1.a.iii, as the embodiment of distinctive characteristics of Craftsman architectural design of the early 20 th century.
Two different owners of the house were actively involved in community business activities; Edward Strouse and the Daltons; Denise and William. As superintendent of the Natomas Company, Strouse helped establish dredging activities to extract $125 million dollars in gold from the American River, later selling portions of the land to Aerojet- General, Douglas Aircraft, and major real estate development. William Dalton was an English immigrant and with his artist wife Denise established a popular restaurant and bar, the Fox and Goose, that became an important cultural and social component of downtown Sacramento. Resembling an English pub at a time when the city was trying to re establish downtown as an activity and destination center, it has attracted many state and office workers in the general area as a rather unique establishment since 1975. Denise established herself as valued local artist and philanthropist.
The house was owned and occupied by persons who contributed to the growth and activities of the community at large in different ways. This importance meets criteria for its listing in the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources according to City Code 17.604.210 (A)1.a.ii for its associations with individuals important to the background and history of the city.
The house was designed and constructed by a real estate and development firm that actively helped develop one of the most extensive areas of suburban property in Sacramento during the 1900-1950 era in Sacramento, Wright and Kimbrough. This business firm had a major impact on Sacramento’s growth and development in the early and mid- 20 th century. The building is an important representative of an industry that represents broad patterns of the growth and evolution of the city. It served as a model home and example of the industry that created much of the city’s housing stock during the mid-twentieth century, and meets criteria of City Code 17.604.210(A)1.a.i. (See Wright and Kimbrough history – Appendix I)
*B12. References:
California Death Records 1940-1997
Meeker, Amanda, Wright & Kimbrough Tract 24 : Review of National Register of Historic Places eligibility, University of California, Davis, 1993
Reed, Walter, History of Sacramento County, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA, 1923, p. 494 Sacramento Bee: 1/31/1914, p 24 – 75 Homes to be Built; 11/21/1914, p. 6 – Ad featuring 1101 Yardley; 12/19/1914, p. 13– Ad featuring 1101 Yardley; 12/31/1914, p. 5 – Ad featuring 1109 Yardley; 3/20/1915, p. 11 – Ad featuring 1109 Yardley; 12/18/1915, p. 29 – Ad, New Homes on Easy Buying Terms; 6/19/1917, p 4 – Noacks move to new home on Yardley; 12/3/1949, p 4 – Guido Noack obituary; 8/5/1957, p 8 – Veteran Employee of Natomas Company Dies; 5/30/1975, p. 25 – Marie-Anne Strouse obituary; 10/25/2019, p. 23 – Denise Dalton obituary Sacramento City Building Permits: 1917, 1976, 1998
Sacramento City Directories
Sacramento County Assessors Data
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
San Francisco Call, February 21, 1911, pp 26-27, Enormous Reclamation Project in Sacramento Valley, The Natomas Consolidated Company: http://www.pacificng.com/template.php?page=/roads/ca/natomas/index.htm Boghosian, Paula, managing editor, Vanishing Victorians, AAUW Sacramento Chapter, 1973 Wright & Kimbrough Company Records
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APPENDIX I
The History of the Wright & Kimbrough Company
Charles E. Wright’s first job in real estate was with the W.P. Coleman Company in Sacramento. The Coleman Company was one of the oldest real estate firms in the state, having been founded in the 1860s. Within a year, the aggressive Wright formed his own real estate firm in 1894 as the For Sale Wright Company. Two years later Wright took in a partner, Howard Kimbrough, who had been a bookkeeper for the W.P. Fuller Company. Their offices were at 402 J Street. Wright acted as the sales manager and transportation manager, which consisted of caring for the company’s small buggy and one horse, while Kimbrough took care of the paperwork, bookkeeping and janitor work around the office.
The firm advertised in eastern newspapers and used the horse and buggy to pick up prospective eastern buyers at their hotel to take them on excursions to view the properties that they might be interested in purchasing. Business became so good that they frequently had to rent a much larger buggy drawn by four horses. Soon several salesmen were employed. By 1900 the firm needed larger quarters and moved to 607 J Street. The company was officially incorporated as Wright & Kimbrough in 1903.
As the company grew, Wright & Kimbrough began to invest in the purchase of large tracts of land to the east and south of the central area of Sacramento. Some of their associates were critical of paying what they felt was outrageous prices for nothing but farmland. Wright & Kimbrough subdivided these tracts and began selling the lots and building homes on them. In 1904 the company began colonization of the Florin area, and Ben Leonard, who would one day command his own realty company, was in charge of that district.
On March 9, 1912 an article that appeared in The Sacramento Bee stated, “Wright & Kimbrough, who have in various parts of the city Subdivisions containing an aggregate of about 2,500 lots, are planning to build many cottages on the easy payment plan during the Spring. The company intends to furnish plans for cottages free and eventually to establish its own lumber yard and mill.” With such a large inventory of lots on hand, Wright & Kimbrough would soon make a big impact on the Sacramento real estate scene. In March 1913, The Bee reported that Wright & Kimbrough set a record by filing for 29 building permits for residences in one day!. By 1913 the principal stockholders and partners in the firm were founders Charles E. Wright, Howard Kimbrough, A.R. Galloway, Jr. and Wright’s son William C. Wright.
A typical Wright & Kimbrough practice would construct a house on speculation in their developments and then display pictures of it in their advertisements. The company would often have a car available to pick up customers and take them to the house or development. The company also had its own design department and would offer to customize one of their home designs for a customer willing to buy one of their lots and have Wright & Kimbrough build the house.
Wright & Kimbrough was also well known for putting together large commercial deals. In the early 1920s, A.R.
Galloway put together the concept and the real estate package for Elizabeth Glide to build the Sacramento Public Market. The company also had a department specializing in marketing agricultural land.
By the time Kimbrough, who never married, retired from the business in 1921 he had sold his shares to A.R.
Galloway and W.C. Wright. Kimbrough died of pneumonia in April, 1930.
By 1939 Wright & Kimbrough had completed some 40 subdivisions in the Sacramento area. By the late 1930s , the sons of Galloway (A. Russell Galloway, III) and W.C. Wright (W.P. Wright) had joined the firm and could boast of three generations of the Wright family involved in the company at that time. However, the company founder, Charles E. Wright died in 1939.
Over its long history, the Wright & Kimbrough firm was responsible for the development of many tracts and subdivisions throughout the Sacramento area; including: Boulevard Park, Oak Park, Florin (where they pioneered in providing low cost housing); Arden Park (including the Arden Town shopping center at Watt & Fair Oaks); much what is now known as East Sacramento, including the “Fabulous Forties”; New Era Park; Arden Bluff and Madison
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Oaks in Fair Oaks; and the Lakeridge subdivision at Folsom Lake.
From its early days, Wright & Kimbrough sold insurance as well as real estate, and by the 1980s, insurance had eventually become their biggest business. The firm was family owned until 1984 when it was sold to an outside investor, and Wright & Kimbrough Insurance has continued in business to this day.
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Figure 5 – This ad for 1121 40th Street appeared in The Bee in late 1914. Along with several other houses on 40th Street, it was built as a model home to generate interest and showcase the design capabilities of Wright & Kimbrough’s architectural group. It was originally numbered 1101 Yardley Avenue.
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Figure 6 - The Living Room has numerous Craftsman details. Notice the brackets framing the passageway from the entrance.
Notice the detailing and built-ins surrounding the fireplace. On the upper right is an unusual shallow, narrow bay window set.
Figure 7 - In the Dining Room take note of the paneling, the box-beam ceiling and the built-ins on the right.
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Figure 8 - At the rear of the house, the sliding glass door and extra glazing off the kitchen are additions.
Figure 9 - On the south elevation, notice the rafter detailing on the shed-roofed bay. The two windows on the left are original. The windows in the bay and on the rear bedroom had their wood sash replaced with vinyl framed glazing.
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Figure 10 - The shallow, narrow bay window set is shown here on the north elevation. The tri -partite window set in the dining room is original. The bay window on the east end has been added.
Figure 11 - Craftsman detailing is abundant everywhere you look in this photo of the front of the house and the porch. The stained glass glazing is probably not original.
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Figure 12 - Pocket doors with multi-paned glazing separates the dining room and living room.