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y Wright & Kimbrough. Despite minor modifications, the building retains most of its integrity and is a<br />

contributor to the district.<br />

146. 609 22nd Contributor<br />

This 1917 Craftsman bungalow has a hipped roof with three cross gables and a small two-story tower at the<br />

rear portion of the building. The tower has a pyramidal roof. A cross gable in front projects over the<br />

building porch, while a southern cross gable extends into a bay that includes a portion of the porch beyond<br />

the front gable. The third cross gable on the north is located near the center of the north wall. The front<br />

porch gable is gently curved in an Oriental manner, with exposed roof rafters and decorative beams under<br />

the gable end. The rafter end is elaborated in gentle compound curves. A louvered vent with hood mold is<br />

located beneath the front gable. Walls are stucco. The porch is supported by two large rectangular stucco<br />

pillars with shorter porch supports flanking the concrete stairs and at the corner of the porch that extends<br />

beyond the front gable, connected by a wooden balustrade. Iron pipe handrails flank the stairs. Windows<br />

are single-hung wooden sash with a smaller divided-light upper sash and a large single lower sash. The<br />

building is a contributor to the district.<br />

147. 610 22nd Contributor<br />

This two-story 1912 Mission Revival foursquare has a side-gabled roof with an off-center side gable that<br />

extends from the main roof toward the front of the building, and a hipped dormer. Eaves on the main roof<br />

and gable have exposed roof rafters and a wide eave overhang, while the dormer has wide, boxed eaves<br />

with brackets. Walls are stucco. An off-center, flat-roofed arcaded porch is supported by three rectangular<br />

stucco piers. Pier, arch and wall surface <strong>for</strong>m one smooth plane on the porch arcade. A series of rectangular<br />

holes along the terrace wall of the porch and above the porch roof suggest a balustrade. The staircase is<br />

concrete and stucco with a metal handrail. A bay with a bracketed cornice and flat roof is located to the<br />

right of the porch. Windows are double-hung wooden sash with a single pane in each sash. The main entry<br />

door has rectangular sidelights and the main entry door is divided into twenty glazed panels. The building<br />

was constructed <strong>for</strong> Thomas W. Madeley, a founder of the Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Fruit Exchange and the organization’s<br />

secretary and cashier. Madeley’s widow, Alice Madeley Matthews, was an early Sacramento historian who<br />

lived in the house until her death in 1953.<br />

148. 613-615 22nd Contributor<br />

This two-story 1909 fourplex apartment building has elements of Classical Revival and Craftsman style.<br />

The roof is hipped with a hipped dormer and boxed eaves. The full-width porch extends from the main<br />

body of the structure and is supported by four narrow battered piers atop a wooden terrace wall. The porch<br />

has been modified to <strong>for</strong>m a second-story porch with a wooden balustrade (non-original) and a corrugated<br />

plastic shed roof supported by narrow metal posts (non-original.) Siding is false bevel drop siding. Despite<br />

modifications to the second-story porch, the building is a contributor to the district, retaining most of its<br />

original appearance and features. The building was constructed <strong>for</strong> Mrs. B.F. Dreman.<br />

149. 614 22nd Contributor<br />

This 1906 Colonial Revival two-story residence has a front-gabled gambrel roof with prominent gambrel<br />

side gables that give the building the appearance of a cross-gabled structure. The second story is contained<br />

within the lower section of the gambrel roof. Siding is simple wooden shingles on the gable ends and false<br />

bevel drop siding beneath the gables. The full-width porch is contained within the main roof, and is<br />

supported by four cylindrical columns atop a wooden terrace wall. The terrazzo stairs are off-center on the<br />

porch and flanked by stucco handrails. Windows are double hung wooden sash windows with divided light<br />

upper panes and a single lower pane; one window to the left of the main entry door is a picture window in a<br />

wooden sash. The main entry door has a large glazed panel. Beneath the front gable above the purlin of the<br />

gambrel roof are two louvered vents surrounding a single double-hung wooden sash window with one pane<br />

in each sash. The other gables have a small louvered vent above the purlin. The building was constructed<br />

<strong>for</strong> Wright & Kimbrough. The building is a contributor to the district.<br />

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