Jackson Downtown Historic District

Historic place in California, United States

United States historic place


Jackson Downtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Jackson Fire Department, 75 California St.
38°20′57″N 120°46′22″W / 38.34917°N 120.77278°W / 38.34917; -120.77278
Area	14 acres (5.7 ha)
Architect	George C. Sellon
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	00000365^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 14, 2000

The Jackson Downtown Historic District, in Jackson, California, is a 14 acres (5.7 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It runs roughly along Main St. from 215 Main St. to 14 Broadway. The district included 58 contributing buildings.^[1]

The contributing buildings include, among others:

Krabbenhoft Building (1931), four-story tallest building in the district
Amador County Courthouse (1863, remodeled 1940). "Despite its construction date, it is a striking example of the Moderne style."^[2]
Former county library (1933), Mediterranean Revival in style.
Jackson Fire Department, 75 California Street (c.1955), a one-story brick building
Native Sons hall, 20 Court Street (c.1894, 1915), a two-story brick fraternal building. It has a parapet with a projecting cornice above "NSGW" and "No 31" in raised letters.^[2]

It includes one or more works by architect George C. Sellon.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jackson Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2019. With accompanying 20 photos