National Historic Landmark · historic district · Locke, California

Locke Historic Boarding House

Unincorporated community in California, United States in Locke, California. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

Chinese Food, Locke, CA
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What it is

Wikipedia · Locke, California

Locke, also known as Locke Historic District, is an unincorporated community in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta of California, United States. The 14-acre town (5.7 ha) was first developed between 1893 and 1915 approximately one mile north of the town of Walnut Grove in Sacramento County.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressBounded on the W by the Sacramento River, on the N by Locke Rd., on the E by Alley St., and on the S by Levee St., Locke, CA
CountySacramento County
ListedMay 6, 1971
Reference number71000174
Type of placehistoric district
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources53 buildings, 1 sites
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
AddressBounded on the W by the Sacramento River, on the N by Locke Rd., on the E by Alley St., and on the S by Levee St., Locke, CA
Coordinates38.25130, -121.51005 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPort Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial · 31 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyObservation Point Picnic Shelter (Ca) 38 mi · Deer Flat Boat In Campground 38 mi · Oak Knoll Campground 39 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000174. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.