Slocum House (Fair Oaks, California)

Slocum House
Location7992 California Ave., Fair Oaks, California
Coordinates38°38′29″N 121°16′05″W / 38.64139°N 121.26806°W / 38.64139; -121.26806
Area.87 acres (0.35 ha)
Built1925
ArchitectArthur Broadley
Architectural styleColonial Bungalow
NRHP reference No.79000520[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1979

The Slocum House located in Fair Oaks, California is a historic building designed and built by Arthur Broadley in 1925 in the Colonial Bungalow architectural style for Charles Henry and Sara Ann Slocum.[2] Charles Slocum settled in Fair Oaks from Iowa on December 23, 1896, just a year after the first settlers arrived on November 20, 1895.[2] Charles Slocum was a businessman who ran the Slocum and Gore General Merchandise Store and established the Fair Oaks Bank in 1912.[2] Slocum worked there as a cashier and manager until his death on July 19, 1925.[2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM".