Adventur: 051, Site 072 – Leland Stanford House

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 072 – Leland Stanford House

California Landmark Number: 614

National Registry ID: 1971000178

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  September 26, 2012

Location:

Latitude: 38° 34.584′ N

Longitude: 121° 29.875′ W

Address: 800 N St, Sacramento, CA

Description:

Date Built: 1857

Architect: Seth Babson

We had several thoughts when we saw this house. First, it was what a magnificent looking building. It looks like it belongs in a Disneyland Dreamscape. But there it is in the middle of Sacramento, and not Old Sacramento. The second thought is that it looks so big, but then you see it standing in front of a high rise, just loaming over it and you are not so sure—it is big, 19,000 square feet. Then we see that it is a State Historical Park. So we go in and look at the museum attached to the house.



The lady running the desk there said that this was one of the 70 parks which had been scheduled to be closed. But the legislature had funded it through its own funds to keep it going for the next two years. And instead of being $5 a person for the tour, it is free. We had other things to see today, so it goes on our bucket list of things to enjoy.



NO. 614 STANFORD-LATHROP HOME - The house was originally designed in 1857 by Seth Babson and was purchased by Leland Stanford in 1861. It served as the state executive office from 1861 to 1867, before the completion of the State Capitol. It was later extensively remodeled and enlarged. In 1900 Jane Lathrop Stanford gave the house to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento to create the Stanford-Lathrop Memorial Home for Friendless Children.
Location: Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park, 800 N St, Sacramento
From Waymark:
"The house was originally designed in 1857 by Seth Babson and was purchased by Leland Stanford in 1861. It served as the state executive office from 1861 to 1867, before the completion of the State Capitol. It was later extensively remodeled and enlarged. In 1900 Jane Lathrop Stanford gave the house to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento to create the Stanford-Lathrop Memorial Home for Friendless Children."
References:

• Wikipedia
  
• National Registry of Historical Places-Documents and Photos
  
• HMDB.org
  
• Waymark
  
• Stanford Mansion
  

Overall Landmark References:

• David Schmitt's California State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
  
• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California's California Historical Landmarks (CHL)
  
• Wikipedia: California State Landmarks (WCSL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• National Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)
  
• Noehill (NOE)
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB)