Title
LGBTQ+ Historic Experience Project Potentially Eligible Landmarks and Historic District (M23-005)
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01184
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Location
Location: Council Districts 2, 4, 5, and 6
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Review, comment, and provide direction.
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Contact
Contact: Sean de Courcy, Preservation Director, (916) 808-2796, sdecourcy@cityofsacramento.org, Community Development Department
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Presenter
Presenter: Henry Feuss, Preservation Planner, (916) 808-5880, hfeuss@cityofsacramento.org, Community Development Department
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Background
3-601 15th Street Historic Resource Evaluation
4-729-731 J Street Historic Resource Evaluation
5-1401 Alhambra Boulevard Historic Resource Evaluation
6-1454 Del Paso Boulevard Historic Resource Evaluation
7-1725 L Street Historic Resource Evaluation
8-2215 P Street Historic Resource Evaluation
9-2565 Franklin Boulevard Historic Resource Evaluation
10-7042 Folsom Boulevard Historic Resource Evaluation
11-Lavender Heights Historic District Survey and Evaluation
12-Draft Lavender Heights Historic District Plan
13-Sacramento LGBTQ+ Historic Experience Project Historic Context Statement
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue/Detail: In 2024, the Sacramento City Council accepted the findings of the LGBTQ+ Historic Experience Project, including the Historic Context Statement and associated historic resource survey findings. The project documented Sacramento's LGBTQ+ history and identified a number of properties and places associated with significant themes, events, organizations, and individuals that contributed to the development of Sacramento's LGBTQ+ community. The project also evaluated the Lavender Heights neighborhood, the historic center of Sacramento's LGBTQ+ community, for potential designation as a historic district.
Following City Council acceptance of the project findings, staff continued research and evaluation effor...
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