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File ID: 2024-01795 10/29/2024 Consent Item 10.
(Pass for Publication) Ordinance listing 1100 46th Street and 1341 45th Street, as Landmarks on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources (M24-009) File ID: 2024-01795
Location: 1100 46th Street (008-0152-008-0000), 1341 45th Street (008-0272-019-0000); District 4, Represented by Mayor Steinberg
Recommendation:1) Review an ordinance listing 1100 46th Street and 1341 45th Street as landmarks on the Sacramento Register of Historical and Cultural Resources; and 2) pass for publication the ordinance title per Sacramento City Charter section 32(c) for City Council consideration on November 19, 2024.
Contact: Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, (916) 808-2796, [email protected], Community Development Department
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Proposed Ordinance
3-Historic Resource Evaluation for 1100 46th Street
4-Historic Resource Evaluation for 1341 45th Street
Description/Analysis
Issue/Detail:
The owners of 1100 46th Street and 1341 45th Street (Attachment 3 and Attachment 4), which are listed in Table 1 below, retained the historic consulting services of Historic Environment Consultants to prepare and submit historic landmark evaluations of the properties. Staff presented a Statement of Nomination to the preservation director who concluded at a public hearing on October 3, 2024, that both properties appear eligible for listing in the Sacramento register pursuant to the criteria provided in Sacramento City Code section 17.604.210.A.1.ii or iii. Staff has prepared a draft ordinance (Attachment 2) for review by the preservation commission, which is tasked with reviewing the ordinance and making a recommendation to the city council regarding the eligibility of 1100 46th
File ID: 2024-01795 10/29/2024 Consent Item 10.
Street and 1341 45th Street (Nominated Properties) for listing on the Sacramento Register.
A notice of the public hearing describing the proposed landmark listing was sent to the property owners of 1100 46th Street and 1341 45th Street. Preservation Sacramento, East Sacramento Improvement Association, East Sac Give Back, East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, East Sacramento Preservation, and the Miry-Bardis Development Company have been notified of the landmark proceeding. No objections to listing have been received by staff.
Table 1: Nominated Properties
Address APN Architectural
Style
Other Identifier
1100 46th Street 008-0152-008 Tudor Revival N/A
1341 45th Street 008-0272-019 Tudor Revival Pollock House 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, its livability, marketability and urban character.” (City Code, § 17.604.100.A.). To this end, the city code directs the Preservation Director, to “make preliminary determinations relative to properties’ eligibility for listing on the Sacramento register” and to “initiate proceedings to nominate resources for listing on the Sacramento register.” (City Code, §§ 17.604.100.C.2 and 17.604.220).
The nomination of 1100 46th Street and 1341 45th Street for listing as historic landmarks on the Sacramento register is consistent with Sacramento 2040 General Plan goal HCR-2.3, which provides for the identification and preservation of historical and cultural resources.
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
Environmental Considerations: The listing of the Nominated Properties as historic landmarks 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 Nominated Properties as historic landmarks would ensure that future development on the sites 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 resources, which would be considered part of the environment.
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Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: On October 3, 2024, 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 Attachment 4) and concurred with a draft statement of nomination and requested staff prepare a draft ordinance (Attachment 2) for review and consideration by the preservation commission. On October 16, 2024, the Preservation Commission held a public hearing and reviewed the nomination and recommended the City Council adopt an ordinance listing the Nominated Properties on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources.
Rationale for Recommendation: Listing of the Nominated Properties (Figures 1-2) as landmarks on the Sacramento register is consistent with the Historic Preservation Chapter of the City Code (Chapter 17.604) and the goals of the 2040 General Plan. Listing the Nominated Properties on the Sacramento register will help ensure their preservation and encourage rehabilitation consistent with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. 1100 46th Street has significant historic and architectural worth. Built in 1935, the residence at 1100 46th Street is representative of the Tudor Revival architectural style. The “L”-shaped two-story house is capped by a steeply sloped hipped roof sheathed in faux cedar shake tile. The original roofing material has been replaced with a compatible alternative. The house appears slightly symmetrical in form on the front façade, with the roof sloping from the peak down to the first story on each side. The house is three bays wide, with the most prominent being the center bay, which extends slightly from the main façade plane and is capped with a front facing gable. On the ground floor of the center bay is the main entrance. The arched wooden door sits in a slightly recessed entrance which is flanked by diamond-paned casement windows. In the left bay, a wall dormer projects from the soffit line over a set of multi-paned casement windows on the second floor; on the first floor are two full-height French doors with matching transoms. The exterior cladding material of the house consists of painted brick. However, the brick appears to have originally been left unpainted. The house appears to retain the original front door and windows. Beyond the painting of the brick, very few changes to the house have occurred since the period of significance and thus all distinguishing characteristics have remained intact. Therefore, the house meets criterion for listing in the Sacramento register of historic and cultural resources under City Code, § 17.604.210.A.1.iii, as the embodiment of distinctive characteristics of Tudor Revival architectural design of the early 20th century. It is reasonable and appropriate that 1100 46th Street be listed on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources under Criterion iii.
Figure 1: 1100 46th Street
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1341 45th Street has significant historic and architectural worth. Built in 1925, the residence at 1341 45th Street is representative of the Tudor Revival architectural style. The asymmetrical composition features a pair of steeply pitched front-facing gables. The roof is sheathed in red barrel-style ceramic tiles. Large chimneys project at each end of the main portion of the building. The larger of the two front facing gables contains the recessed ground floor entry, which has been altered from its original design. The window system above the entry also has a shallow arch. Windows are generally multi- paned wood-framed casement windows with narrow wood muntins. The exterior walls are painted brick, which appears to be the original design intent. Beyond the replacement of the original front entry, very few exterior changes have been made to the house since the period of significance and thus primary distinguishing characteristics have remained intact. Therefore, the house meets the criterion for listing in the Sacramento register of historic and cultural resources under City Code, §
17.604.210.A.1.iii as the embodiment of distinctive characteristics of Tudor Revival architectural design of the early 20th century. It is reasonable and appropriate that 1341 45th Street be listed on the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources under Criterion iii. Furthermore, the property is associated with the lives of persons significant in the city's past: George Pollock (builder of the Tower Bridge, Shasta Dam, and various projects for the US Navy) and Ronald Reagan (former governor of California and President of the United States) (City Code, § 17.604.210.A.1.ii).
Figure 2: 1341 45th Street (Pollock House)
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The buildings at 1100 46th Street and 1341 45th Street have integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association.
The buildings retain a high degree of historic integrity of all six aspects. The neighborhoods and building remain largely unchanged. There have been minimal alterations after the completion of the buildings, and they have been compatible with the style and scale of the site.
The building at 1100 46th Street and 1341 45th Street have 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.
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
ORDINANCE NO. ___
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
[Date Adopted]
AN ORDINANCE LISTING 1100 46TH STREET AND 1341 45TH STREET AS LANDMARKS 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, §
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 October 3, 2024, the Preservation Director reviewed a statement of nomination and determined that the properties at 1100 46th
Street and 1341 45th Street (“Nominated
Properties”) are eligible for listing on the Sacramento register a landmark. On October 16, 2024, the Preservation Commission concurred with the findings of the Preservation Director and recommended the City Council list the Nominated Properties at as landmarks in the Sacramento register.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO:
SECTION 1: 1100 46th STREET
A. 1100 46th Street meets the criteria for listing on the Sacramento register as follows:
i. The building at 1100 46th Street embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction (Sacramento City Code, § 17.604.210.A.1.a.iii).
The residence at 1100 46th Street is an excellent representative of the Tudor Revival architectural style. Elements of this style can be seen in the building’s brick veneer, the combination of steep gable and hipped roofs sheathed in ceramic tile, dominated by two two-story gable forms of different sizes. There is a triangular grouping of ceramic pipe attic vents at the apex of the gable end. A tall chimney rises from the south side of the house. The entry is slightly recessed and surrounded by a brick pattern of recessed arches. The entry is flanked by windows with diamond shaped leaded glass. The smaller gable covers a slight extension from the façade. The windows are wood framed multi-paned casements, with narrow wood muntins. No major changes to the house have occurred since the period of significance beyond the painting of the brick and thus most distinguishing characteristics have remained intact. Therefore, the house meets criteria for listing in the Sacramento register under Sacramento City Code criterion
17.604.210.A.1.a.iii, as the embodiment of distinctive characteristics of Tudor Revival architectural design of the early 20
th century.
ii. The building at 1100 46th Stret has integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association. Integrity shall be judged with reference to the particular criterion or criteria specified in Sacramento City Code section 17.604.210.A.1.a. (Sacramento City Code, § 17.604.210.A.1.b).
The building at 1100 46th Street retains a high degree of historic integrity in all six aspects. The neighborhood and building remain largely unchanged. There have been minimal alterations after the completion of the building, and they have been compatible with the style and scale of the site.
iii. The building at 1100 46th 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 Sacramento City Code, chapter 17.604. (Sacramento City Code, § 17.604.210.A.1.c).
1100 46th 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 was designed by the architectural engineering firm of Hansen & Sutter and its construction was completed in 1935. It has Tudor Revival influences in its image and is the embodiment of distinctive characteristics of Period Revival architectural design of the early 20th century.
iv. The city council has considered the factors in Sacramento City Code section
17.604.210.A.2 and finds none of them applicable to the listing of 1100 46th Street.
SECTION 2: 1341 45TH STREET
A. 1341 45th Street meets the criteria for listing on the Sacramento register as follows:
i. The building at 1341 45th Street is associated with the lives of persons significant in the city's past (Sacramento City Code, §17.604.210.A.1.ii).
The residence at 1341 45th Steet is associated with the lives of persons significant in the city’s past. It was built for George Pollock (builder of the Tower Bridge, Shasta Dam, and various projects for the US Navy), and later the residence of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan during his time as the Governor of California (1967-1975). Pollock and Reagan are significant people in the history of Sacramento who resided in 1341 45 th
Street during the time they most influenced the history of the city. Moreover, there are few other locations more directly associated with the lives of these significant individuals other than 1341 45
th Street.
ii. The building at 1341 45th Street embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction (Sacramento City Code, § 17.604.210.A.1.a.iii).
The residence at 1341 45th Street is an excellent representative of the Tudor Revival architectural style. Elements of this style can be seen in the asymmetrical composition that features a pair of steeply pitched gabled roofs. The roofs are sheathed in red ceramic tiles. A pair of large chimneys project from the central building. The larger of the two front facing gables contains the recessed ground floor entry. The entry is capped by a low arch containing wood entry double doors that follow the pattern of the low arch. The upper portion of the doors have panels of leaded glass, while the lower portions are wood. The window system above the entry also has a shallow arch.
Windows are generally multi-paned wood-framed casement windows with narrow wood muntins. The exterior walls are brick veneer. No major changes to the house have occurred since the period of significance and thus all distinguishing characteristics have remained intact. Therefore, the house meets criteria for listing in the Sacramento register under Sacramento City Code criterion 17.604.210.A.1.a.iii, as the embodiment of distinctive characteristics of Tudor Revival architectural design of the early 20 th
century.
ii. The nominated resource has integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association. Integrity shall be judged with reference to the particular criterion or criteria specified in Sacramento City Code section 17.604.210.A.1.a. (Sacramento City Code, § 17.604.210.A.1.b).
The residence at 1341 45th Street retains a high degree of historic integrity in all six aspects. The neighborhood and building remain largely unchanged. There have been minimal alterations after the completion of the building, and they have been compatible with the style and scale of the site.
iii. 1341 45th 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 Sacramento City Code, chapter 17.604. (Sacramento City Code, §
17.604.210.A.1.c).
The residence at 1341 45th 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 excellent example of the Tudor Revival architectural style, the work of renowned architect George Pollock, and is the embodiment of distinctive characteristics of Period Revival architectural design of the early 20
th century.
iv. The city council has considered the factors in Sacramento City Code section
17.604.210.A.2 and finds none of them applicable to the listing of 1341 45th Street.
Table of Contents:
Exhibit A: Significant Features and Characteristics
EXHIBIT A
1100 46th Street
Significant Features and Characteristics for 1100 46th Street include:
• Brick veneer
• A combination of steep gable and hipped roofs sheathed in faux-shake terra ceramic tile • Triangular grouping of ceramic pipe attic vents at the apex of the gable end • Tall chimney with decorative brick relief pattern
• Recessed entryway surrounded by a brick pattern of recessed arches • Windows with diamond shaped leaded glass adjacent to the main entryway • Wood multi-paned casement windows and French doors with narrow wood muntins
1341 45th Street
Significant Features and Characteristics for 3141 45th Street include:
• Asymmetrical steeply pitched gabled roofs sheathed in barrel-style multi-tone terra cotta tiles
• Side gabled main portion of the house with two asymmetrical front facing gables • Shallow arched window bank in central gable
• Tall chimneys projecting from the central portion of the building • Gable peak vents
• Scupper boxes
• French doors
• Wood-framed multi-paned casement windows with narrow wood muntins • Painted brick veneer
• Smaller side wing on the north side
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: n/a
*P2. Location: *a. County : Sacramento
b. Address: 1100 46th Street City: Sacramento Zip: 95819 *c. USGS 7.5' Quad Sacramento West Date: 1992 *e. Other Locational Data: APN# : 008-0152-008
*P3a. Description:
This “L” shaped two -story house was completed in early 1935. It was designed by the architectural engineering firm of Hansen & Sutter and cost $7,500. It has Tudor Revival influences in its image. The house is surfaced in brick veneer. The roof system is a combination of steep gable and hipped roofs sheathed in ceramic tile. The façade is dominated by two two-story gable forms of different sizes. The larger one is centered over the entrance and covering a slight extension from the façade. There is a triangular grouping of ceramic pipe attic vents at the apex of the gable end. A tall chimney rises from the south side of the house. The entry is slightly recessed and s urrounded by a brick pattern of recessed arches. The entry is flanked by windows with diamond shaped leaded glass. The smaller gable covers a slight extension from the façade. The windows are wood framed multi-paned casements, with narrow wood muntins. There is a rectangular garage door opening on the north end of the façade. A driveway passes along the north side of the parcel leading to a single care garage in the main body of the house and a two -car attached garage on the north side. A low wall to the south of the curved entry walkway and landscaping work to enhance the entry.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2
*P4. Resources Present: ◼Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo:
View to the west
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source: ◼Historic
Prehistoric Both
1925
*P7. Owner and Address:
Gary and Joan Warren
1100 46th Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
*P8. Recorded by:
Paula Boghosian, Historic
Environment Consultants
5420 Home Court
Carmichael, CA 95608
*P9. Date Recorded:
August 2024
*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: 1100 46th Street
B1. Historic Name: n/a
B2. Common Name: n/a
B3. Original Use: Single family residence B4. Present Use: Single family residence *B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival influences
*B6. Construction History:
Built in 1933
*B7. Moved? ◼No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:
none
B9a. Architect: Hansen & Sutter, architectural engineers b. Builder: Unknown *B10. Significance: Theme : Tudor Revival influences Area: East Sacramento Period of Significance: 1933-1975 Property Type: Residence Applicable Criteria: ii, iii
This house is significant in that it is associated with the lives of persons significant in the city’s past (Harold & Agnes Robinson, Chase Israelson) and it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction (Early 20 th Century Tudor Revival).
(Continued on p. 3)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: none
*B12. References:
City of Sacramento Building Permits
McAlester, Virginia Savage, A Fiel Guide to American Houses, Alfred Knopf, New York, 2018 Sacramento Bee
Sacramento City Directories
Sacramento County Assessors Data
Social Security Death Index
U.S. Census 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950
U.S. Find a Grave Index
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Paula Boghosian and Don Cox Historic
Environment Consultants
*Date of Evaluation : August 2024
(This space reserved for official comments.)
State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #______________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#___________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial________________________
Recorded by : Paula Boghosian and Don Cox
*B10. Significance:
The original owners of this house were William H. Fingado and his wife Henrietta. In the 1910 census Fingado was working for Buffalo Brewery as a bottler. He later went to work for Glaser Brothers, a large company dealing in wholesale liquor and tobacco products. He worked his way up in the company from clerk to warehouseman and eventually to assistant supervisor. 1 In the early 20th Century, people with skills could get good paying jobs that would enable them to build a home. Sometimes there was substantial assistance from family. In the 1920 census, Henrietta’s father was an independent brewer in Oakland. In 1926 the Fingado ’s owned a dwelling at 2317 Q Street which, in the 1930 census, they set its value at $9,000. The building permit for 1100 46th Street in 1933 set its cost at $7,500.2 Henrietta died in 19453 and William married Katherine Butler soon after.4 They continued to live in the house until the early 1950s.5 The house was then purchased and occupied by Dr. Harold H. and Agnes Robinson. Harold’s father was one of the founders of Merchant’s National Bank.6 Instead of banking, Dr. Robinson became a well -known and highly respected orthopedic surgeon. He also was a member of the board of the Merchant’s National Bank. Agnes also had a doctoral degree. She was a prominent educator with Sacramento City Schools and was at one time assistant superintendent of curriculum development. 7 In 1968 she went to work for California State University, Sacramento, where she became the head of the department of education.8 By the mid-1970s the house was occupied by Chase Israelson.9 In 1982 he became chairman of the Dorris Lumber & Moulding Co., a prominent Sacramento manufacturer that his father co-founded in the 1920s. 10 Dorris Lumber & Moulding Co. is the largest producer of solid lineal mouldings in the State of California.11
Figure 2 - Dr. Robinson's successful orthopedic career enabled him to buy this office building 4101 J Street. It was designed by the well-known architectural firm of Rickey & Brooks. 12 [Don Cox photo.]
Figure 1 - Dr. Agnes
Robinson had a
distinguished career in
education in
Sacramento.
[Sacramento Bee
photo, 1966.]
State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #______________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#___________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial________________________
Recorded by : Paula Boghosian and Don Cox
*B10. Significance: (continued)
No major changes to the house have occurred since the period of significance and thus all distinguishing characteristics have remained intact. With its steep gables, brick veneer, ceramic tile sheathed hipped roofs, and tall chimney, the residence remains as the embodiment of distinctive characteristics of Tudor Revival architectural design of the early 20th century.
1 Sacramento City Directories .
2 Sacramento Bee, September 16, 1933, p. 13 ; Sacramento City Building Permit A -617. 3 Bee, December 29, 1945, p. 27
4 Bee March 26, 1947, p. 13; Find-A-Grave Index, 1980.
5 City Directories.
6 Bee, May 16, 2002, p. B7.
7 Bee, May 29, 1966, p. 16
8 Bee, June 27, 1981, p. 11.
9 City Building Permits.
10 September 8, 1986, p. 37.
11 Dorris Lumber & Moulding Co. - Quality & Service Since 1924 (dorrismoulding.com) 12 Bee, May 6, 1962, p. 63
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: Pollock House
*P2. Location: *a. County : Sacramento
b. Address: 1341 45th Street City: Sacramento Zip: 95819 *c. USGS 7.5' Quad Sacramento West Date: 1992 *e. Other Locational Data: APN# : 008-0272-019
*P3a. Description:
This two-story house, built in 1925, reflects Tudor Revival stylistic influences. The asymmetrical composition features a pair of steeply pitched gabled roofs. The roofs are sheathed in red ceramic tiles. A pair of large chimneys project from the central building. The larger of the two front facing gables contains the recessed ground floor entry. The entry is capped by a low arch. The wood entry double doors follow the pattern of the low arch. The upper portion of the doors have panels of leaded glass. The lower portions are wood. The window system above the entry also has a shallow arch. Windows are generally multi -paned wood -framed casement windows with narrow wood muntins. The first -floor window units are flanked by faux shutters, while the second-floor windows are not. The exterior walls are brick veneer. A driveway passes on the north side of the house to an attached garage in the rear. There is a gently curving drive that diverts from the driveway and provides visitors with easy access to the entry.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: HP2
*P4. Resources Present: ◼Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.) P5b. Description of Photo:
View to the east.
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and
Source: ◼Historic
Prehistoric Both
1925
*P7. Owner and Address:
Susan Savage
Sacramento, CA
*P8. Recorded by:
Paula Boghosian, Historic
Environment Consultants
5420 Home Court
Carmichael, CA 95608
*P9. Date Recorded:
August 2024
*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: 1341 45th Street
B1. Historic Name: Pollock House
B2. Common Name: n/a
B3. Original Use: Residence B4. Present Use: Residence *B5. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival
*B6. Construction History:
Built in 1925
*B7. Moved? ◼No Yes Unknown Date: Original Location:
*B8. Related Features:
None
B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: George Pollock Company *B10. Significance: Theme : Early 20 th Century Revival architecture Area: East Sacramento Period of Significance: 1925 - 2024 Property Type: Residential Applicable Criteria: ii, iii
This house is significant in that it is associated with the lives of persons significant in the city’s past (George Pollock, Dain Domich, Ronald Reagan, Art Savage) and it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction (Early 20 th Century Tudor Revival).
(Continued on p. 3)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: None
*B12. References:
CSH Maps
City of Sacramento Building Permits
McAlester, Virginia Savage, A Fiel Guide to American Houses, Alfred Knopf, New York, 2018 Sacramento Bee
Sacramento City Directories
Sacramento County Assessors Data
Sacramento Union
Social Security Death Index
U.S. Census 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950
U.S. Find a Grave Index
B13. Remarks:
*B14. Evaluator: Paula Boghosian and Don Cox, Historic Environment Consultants
*Date of Evaluation : August 2024
(This space reserved for official comments.)
State of California ⎯ The Resources Agency Primary #______________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#___________________________________ CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial________________________
Recorded by : Paula Boghosian and Don Cox
*B10. Significance:
The two-story house was built for George and Irma Pollock in 1925. It has over 8,000 square feet of living area, six bedrooms and four baths. George Pollock was a building contractor and so he served as the contractor for his own home. Pollock graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Civil Engineering. He came to Sacramento in 1900 and went to work for the Western Bridge and Construction Company. In 1918 he formed the George Pollock Company, his own engineering and construction company. He was just 34 years old. Just seven years later he built his own home at 1341 45 th Street. Pollock’s company was engaged in many large construction projects. Some of the projects he was involved in were:
• Construction of Shasta Dam;
• The All American Canal for the Boulder Dam project;
• Construction of the $2 million dry docks at the Alameda Naval Base; • The $750,000 Ruck A Chucky Dam on the American River; • The $20 million docks for the naval fleet base at San Pedro; • A $7 million project for construction of the dry dock project at Pearl Harbor; • $3.5 million dry dock at Mare Island;
• $70 million naval operations base at Long Beach and Point Hueneme; • Sacramento’s Tower Bridge.1
During World War II, Pollock went
to Stockton and purchased a 50 acre
tract of land at the port. His company
built about 50 ships for the war effort
worth $30 million. At its peak, the
shipyards employed almost 5,000
people.2 After the war he was engaged in
rehabilitation and repair of naval
facilities in the Philippines, Guam and
Hawaii.3
Despite his professional
accomplishments and workload, George
Pollock was also heavily involved in
community organizations and was in
leadership roles in many of them. In
fact, the headline in his obituary in The
Bee, was: “G.G. Pollock, Builder, Civic
Leader Dies.” George Pollock died in
1950 at the age of 64. The Bee also
published an editorial piece titled, “A
Community Loss,” where they praised
Pollock for civic and charitable work.4
Figure 1 - The George Pollock Company built some 50 ships for the Navy in World War II. Pictured here is a floating dry dock built by the Pollock Company. [Wikipedia]
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Pollock’s wife Irma continued to live in the house for a few years. In 1954 she married Harold J (Jed) McClatchy—one of the McClatchy family known for their publishing and broadcasting empire in the Central Valley. McClatchy was the President of McClatchy Real Estate.5 In 1958 Jed and Irma moved into upper Land Park and sold the house to local realtor Dain Domich. 6
Domich was a native of Sacramento and a graduate of Sacramento High School, as well as a local business college. He joined the Army in World War II and rose to the rank of Captain. Following the war, he went to work for the Brighton Sand and Gravel Company as a clerk . Fourteen years later he had become the Executive Vice President. Domich then formed his own company and engaged in real estate development. He purchased Town & Country Village Shopping Center and was soon engaged in building several other commercial projects and large apartment houses. 7
In 1960, Domich was elected to the City Council, where he served for eight years. Like Pollock, Domich was a civic minded individual and was a prominent leader in many organizations. In 1954 he was elected national president of the U.S. Junior Chamber of C ommerce and later a Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washinton, D.C. 8
In1967 Domich leased the house to Ronald and Nancy Reagan. The Reagans lived there during Ronald’s two terms as Governor of the State of California (1967- 1975).9 The Regan’s eventually bought the house from Domich. After his stint as Governor, Reagan became the 40 th President of the United States and served two terms (1981-1989).10
After leaving Sacramento, the Reagans sold the house to a prominent local Realtor, Carl Best.11 Best was a Vice President of Santa Anita Development Company of Newport Beach and the head of their Sacramento Office. He was instrumental in the development and building of several large regional shopping centers in the region.12
There were no returns from inquiries by Directory companies from 1978 onward, so it can only be assumed that Best continued to live in the house until around year 2000, when it was sold to Art Savage and his wife Susan. Savage earned a degree in accounting from Texas Tech University. He eventually worked his way into sports management and was at one time a ffiliated with the San Jose Sharks and Cleveland Cavaliers. He gained a controlling interest in the minor league baseball team the Vancouver Canadians. He moved the team to Sacramento in 2000, built Raley Field (now Sutter Health Park) and they became the River Cats. Under Savage’s management they quickly became one of the most successful minor league franchises in the country. In the next ten years they won eight division titles, and back-to-back championships in 2003 -2004 and 2007-2008. Art was acknowledged as the Sporting News Minor League Executive of the Year and a year later the Pacific Coast League Executive of the Year. The River Cats also broke the minor league Figure 2 - Ronald Reagan
lived in the house during
his two terms as Governor
of California. [Wikipedia]
Figure 3 - Art Savage brought
professional baseball back to
Sacramento. [Wikipedia]
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attendance record in their first season drawing more
than 800,000 fans and also lead the minor leagues in
merchandise sales.13 Unfortunately, Art died in 2009.
His wife, Susan, took over management of the
baseball franchise and it continued to prosper under
her leadership. She sold the team in 2022 to the
Sacramento Kings basketball franchise. The Savages
were known for their kindness and civic
responsibility. They established the River Cats
Foundation to make charitable contributions to the
community.
1 Sacramento Bee, January 16, 1950, pp . 1, 4.
2 Boghosian, Paula and Don Cox, Colberg Boatworks , Unpublished report, February 11, 2010, pp. 5 -7. 3 Bee, January 16, 1950, p. 1 .
4 Bee, January 17, 1950, p. 32
5 Bee, June 1, 1954, p. 10
6 Sacramento City Directories , 1954-1958.
7 Bee, May 15, 1989.
8 Ibid.
9 Bee, February 27, 1967, pp. 1, B1.
10 Wikipedia.
11 Bee, August 9, 1977, p. 2
12 Bee, September 2 8, 1975, p. 61; Bee, September 26, 1976, p. 59 ; November 25, 1984, p. 132. 13 Bee, November 27, 2009 pp. 17, 36 ; November 29, 2009, pp. B1, 31 Figure 4 - River Cats web site.