Mesick House

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Location Sacramento, California
Coordinates 38°35′8.98″N121°29′37.99″W / 38.5858278°N 121.4938861°W / 38.5858278; -121.4938861
Built1875
ArchitectGoodell, Nathaniel
Architectural style Second Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 82002236 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1982

Mesick House is a historic home constructed in 1875 in the Second Empire and Italianate Victorian architecture styles. It is one of two High Victorians remaining in Sacramento that display a mansard roof (the other being Stanford Mansion). [2]

The home gets its name from its original owner, Mary Mesick. [2]

It is located at 517 8th Street, Sacramento, California. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Sacramento's Alkali Flat. Arcadia Publishing. 2010-01-06. p. 27. ISBN   978-0-7385-7151-5 . Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. "PCAD - Mesick House, Sacramento, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-09.