{"nrhp_refnum":"83001224","name":"Blue Anchor Building","other_names":["California Fruit Exchange"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1400 10th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sacramento","county":"Sacramento County","state":"CA","lat":38.57569385900007,"lon":-121.49597323299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, L-shaped steel and concrete office building at 1400 Tenth Street in Sacramento, California, completed in 1931-32 for the California Fruit Exchange and designed by Starks and Flanders.","why_significant":"The building housed the California Fruit Exchange, now the world's largest deciduous fruit marketing cooperative, during its most rapid growth from 1932 to 1966. It is also a notable example of Spanish Colonial Revival design by Starks and Flanders, a locally prominent firm responsible for many of Sacramento's civic and commercial buildings.","narrative":"Across from the State Capitol at Tenth and N Streets in Sacramento, this L-shaped, two-story building of steel and concrete was built in 1931-32 as headquarters for the California Fruit Exchange. Finished in stucco under a low red tile roof, it combines Spanish Colonial Revival styling with classical pilasters, a two-and-a-half story tower at the corner, and a walled courtyard with a fountain at the rear. Starks and Flanders, architects of many Sacramento civic and commercial buildings, designed it at an estimated cost of $115,000. The Exchange, a statewide growers' cooperative founded in 1901, used the building until 1966 and grew into the world's largest deciduous fruit marketing cooperative. The building was dedicated to George H. Cutter, a founding member who devised the Blue Anchor insignia. Since the State of California bought it in 1966, several state agencies have occupied it. Exterior changes are limited to repainting and removal of urns; interior alterations include a 1940 office conversion.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1931)","architect_builder":"Starks and Flanders","architectural_style":"Eclectic, with Spanish Colonial Revival predominating","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied by state agencies since 1966; the State of California owns it. Exterior is in excellent condition with only minor changes; the interior has been modified.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.358676-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/83001224.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001224/276efabc8e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001224/276efabc8e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Toyz1988","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Anchor_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Toyz1988</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:Blue_Anchor_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860543","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Anchor_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4928827"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sacramento-county/blue-anchor-building-83001224/"}