national register nomination for boulevard park historic

Italianate
Several buildings in the district are constructed in Italianate style. All were moved to the neighborhood
from elsewhere in the city. The dates of building move are unknown but all were prior to 1915, as indicated
by their presence on Sanborn 1915 insurance maps. They may have been moved as a result of the Western
Pacific Railroad’s construction between 19th and 20th Street through the city of Sacramento, which
required the relocation or demolition of many existing buildings on the affected streets. The Italianate
buildings in Boulevard Park are one or two story structures. Their low-pitched roofs have knee braces
beneath widely overhanging eaves, and tall, narrow arched windows. The examples in Boulevard Park are
mostly vernacular Victorian buildings with some Italianate features rather than high-style Italianate
mansions, due to the difficulties in moving larger buildings and the constraints of the narrow lots where
these buildings are located.
Architectural Descriptions of Buildings
The following description is organized by street name and street number, corresponding to the chart of
buildings attached in this document. Some of the more architecturally significant and better-documented
buildings in the district are described in more detail, including year of construction, architect, and original
inhabitants. Buildings not otherwise specified are contributors to the district. If a building has some
alterations that affect its appearance and integrity, these are specified in the description. For purposes of
this nomination, buildings with some alteration are still considered contributors, while buildings with
significant alterations to character-defining features and significant loss of integrity are considered noncontributors
even if the basic dimensions of the building are unchanged. Buildings constructed after the end
of the period of significance are identified as non-contributors. Buildings without specific construction
dates that are described as being constructed prior to 1915 were identified using 1915 Sanborn Insurance
Company maps for the city of Sacramento.
Where known, the original owner of the building at the time of construction is indicated. Most properties
were sold as vacant lots with buildings constructed by the new owners. In some cases, the real estate firm
of Wright & Kimbrough built houses on the individual properties prior to sale. Where applicable, Wright &
Kimbrough are mentioned as the original builder in the building description. Most of the Wright &
Kimbrough constructed buildings are either two-story foursquares (on the southern end of the district) or
one-story Neoclassic row houses (on the northern end of the district) using similar basic plans but with
varying individual details.
20th Street
1. 217 20th Contributor
This is a one-story vernacular residential building, constructed in 1923, with a hipped roof and false bevel
drop siding, set back approximately 30 feet from the street. An offset front door is flanked by windows,
possibly originally part of an open porch but enclosed by aluminum sliding windows. The building is offcenter
from the street line, a feature that makes it unique within the district. The northern wall has a series
of extensions that approximately follow the line of the adjacent alley, resulting in an unusual zig-zag
appearance. Siding is false bevel drop siding. Windows other than on the building front are double-hung
wooden sash windows with a single pane in each sash. Large wooden fences surround the building to the
north and south. The building was originally constructed for William H. Maltman, a carpenter. This
building has some alterations but remains a contributor to the district.
2. 219 20th Non-Contributor
A large wooden fence hides this building from the street. Beyond the fence is a one-story vernacular
residential building, set back approximately 30 feet from the street, with a hipped roof of very low pitch
and a gabled dormer. Walls are false bevel drop siding. A full-width porch is located beneath the main
building roof, supported by rectangular posts of dimensional lumber with a wooden balustrade beneath the
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