{"nrhp_refnum":"82002234","name":"Kuchler Row","other_names":["Wheeler Row"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"608--614 10th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sacramento","county":"Sacramento County","state":"CA","lat":38.584202025000025,"lon":-121.49189221099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two identical two-story wood-frame residential fourplexes at 608-614 10th Street in the Alkali Flat neighborhood of Sacramento, California, built in 1872-73 for banker George E. Kuchler.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the buildings are the earliest documented apartment-style housing in Sacramento and the only surviving example of their design and use. They show Alkali Flat's change from a district of mansions to a working-class neighborhood. They also illustrate the local vernacular 'Delta type' architecture, which blends Greek Revival and Italianate elements.","narrative":"Kuchler Row is a pair of identical two-story wood-frame fourplexes at 608-614 10th Street in Sacramento's Alkali Flat neighborhood. Banker and later city treasurer George E. Kuchler had them built in 1872-73 as rental housing beside his own home, and each building holds four separate apartments. Water hookup records from February 1873 show he was the builder, which corrects the older name 'Wheeler Row.' The buildings follow the local 'Delta type' tradition, with a plain first floor raised against flooding and a more decorated upper story. Segmentally arched Italianate windows, a pedimented front gable and boxed rear gable returns give them a simple vernacular style. They are described as the earliest documented apartment-style buildings in Sacramento and the only survivors of their kind. They record Alkali Flat's shift from mansions to working-class housing near growing industries. The interiors have been substantially altered, while the exteriors remain largely unchanged.","period_of_significance":"1872-1873","architect_builder":"Builder/Architect unknown; built for George E. Kuchler","architectural_style":"Vernacular 'Delta type' combining Greek Revival and Italianate elements","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as unoccupied and vacant at the time of nomination; interiors substantially altered, exteriors unaltered, and the surrounding neighborhood no longer intact.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.96527-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002234.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002234/65c61d1df1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002234/65c61d1df1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"AmandaLaQueso","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kuchler_Row,_left_row_houses.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">AmandaLaQueso</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kuchler_Row,_left_row_houses.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860622","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133444907"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sacramento-county/kuchler-row-82002234/"}