Title
Old Sacramento National Register Update (M26-012)
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01005
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Location
Location: Old Sacramento Historic District, District 4
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Review and comment.
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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-Draft Old Sacramento National Register Nomination Update
3-Original National Register Listing
4-Presentation
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue/Detail: In early 2025, the City of Sacramento Preservation Office, in partnership with the City's Department of Convention and Cultural Services History Division, began an effort to update the Old Sacramento Historic District's National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) listing to include a more inclusive history of the district. Following a competitive bidding process, Page and Turnbull was awarded the contract to produce the NRHP listing update. Staff is requesting the Preservation Commission provide a review and comment on the first administrative draft of the NRHP listing update (attached).
Old Sacramento, designated as a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1965 and automatically listed on the NRHP when it was established in 1966, has a current nomination that primarily focuses on the extant buildings from the 1850s business district. The existing nomination also does not clearly define contributing and non-contributing resources or character-defining features of the district.
Additionally, this historic narrative overlooks the rich and diverse history of the area. Prior to colonial settlement, the land that encompasses Old Sacramento was home to seven Native communities whose contributions and experiences remain largely unrecognized in...
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