Coolot Company Building

The Coolot Company Building was a historic commercial building located at 812 J Street in Sacramento, California.

Coolot Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	812 J St., Sacramento, California
Coordinates	38°34′51″N 121°29′41″W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1920
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman, California Arts and Crafts
NRHP reference No.	78000742[1]
Added to NRHP	September 20, 1978

Description and history

The building was originally built in 1861 by Leland Stanford and he used one of the rooms as his office.[2][3] It was also a part of the tunnel system as a part of the raised level of buildings in Sacramento. Replete with 25 office suites in the early 1990s, the edifice was still in use while neighboring buildings had all been demolished.[3] After this point, the building itself was the subject of many fires during its years of vacancy.[4] While plans were considered to incorporate the facade of the old building with new construction planned at its site, one last fire seriously damaged it in 2003 and it was subsequently demolished.[4][5]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1978.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. McManis, Sam (November 6, 2011). "Left in history's shadows". The Sacramento Bee. p. I1.
3. Bernstein, Dan (February 27, 1992). "Struggling to Revive a Near-Dead City Block". The Sacramento Bee. p. A1.
4. Bush, Mike (July 4, 2003). "Fire-racked Comstock Building will be razed". The Sacramento Bee. p. B2.
5. Bizjak, Tony (May 6, 2000). "Apartment, Office Tower in Works for Ninth and J". The Sacramento Bee. p. A1.

External links

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