Alkali Flat Central Historic District

Six blocks of Sacramento's Alkali Flat neighborhood, along E and F Streets between 9th and 12th Streets, make up this district of 48 buildings, 46 of which contribute to its character. Most are one- and two-story wood-frame houses, with a few apartment buildings and a corner commercial-residential building at 530 12th Street. Three of the earliest houses, dating from the 1850s and 1860s, are brick, including the Greek Revival house at 1029 F Street and the Gothicized Italianate house at 1010 F Street. Queen Anne and Eastlake row cottages, Colonial Revival buildings and Moorish-Mission Revival apartments make up much of the rest. Alkali Flat was among the first residential areas in Sacramento, and large lots were split into smaller parcels by the 1870s, bringing cottages alongside earlier mansions. The district is listed as the largest of three residential areas in the neighborhood that still retain a 19th-century feel, and it records the city's early settlement and development. Some buildings are rehabilitated, while others are boarded up.