{"nrhp_refnum":"84000936","name":"Alkali Flat West Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"E, F, and 8th Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sacramento","county":"Sacramento County","state":"CA","lat":38.585851716000036,"lon":-121.49403905899999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small residential historic district of 21 buildings (18 contributing) on two city blocks along E, F and 8th Streets in the Alkali Flat area of Sacramento, California, made up of late 19th century cottages and houses and early 20th century apartment buildings.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be architecturally and historically significant as a typical late 19th century Sacramento neighborhood, where workingmen's cottages and larger residences survive as a cohesive unit. It is one of three areas in Alkali Flat that keep their 19th century character and shows how tenant housing grew near Southern Pacific employment. It also holds a rare Second Empire house and rows of Queen Anne/Eastlake cottages.","narrative":"This small Sacramento district sits on two blocks around 8th Street between E and F Streets, in Alkali Flat, one of the city's oldest neighborhoods. Its 21 buildings include rows of small Queen Anne/Eastlake cottages built in the 1890s, a rare Second Empire house from 1894, an 1872 Italianate residence, an 1881 double house, and Craftsman and Colonial Revival apartment buildings from the early 1900s. Much of the housing grew from speculation by owners such as the Meister brothers and Mary Mesick, who divided large parcels for tenants, many tied to Southern Pacific employment. Some owners lived elsewhere, reflecting growing absentee landlordism. The district is described as a working class neighborhood that kept its small wood frame houses and large street trees while redevelopment fragmented the surrounding area. Eighteen buildings contribute to its character, and five lots are vacant. It was listed as a remnant of Sacramento's early development and settlement patterns.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1860 to 1914","architect_builder":"Possibly Nathaniel Goodell for the Second Empire mansion; builders named include August and Charles Meister, Mary Mesick and Christain Weisel","architectural_style":"Queen Anne/Eastlake row cottages, Second Empire, Italianate, Colonial Revival and Craftsman","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is described as mostly fair, with some buildings recently rehabilitated or restored and one Italianate house deteriorated. Five lots are vacant, and rehabilitation and revitalization are underway.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:26.904127-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/84000936.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000936/1807b574bc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000936/1807b574bc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shortride","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alkali_Flat_West_Historic_District.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Shortride</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:Alkali_Flat_West_Historic_District.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860537","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49472197"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sacramento-county/alkali-flat-west-historic-district-84000936/"}