Booth Company
Booth Company Building is historical building in Sacramento, California. The Booth Company Building is a California Historical Landmark No. 607. The Booth Company Building Building is located at 1019–1021 Front Street in Old Sacramento State Historic Park. Booth Company was opened by lawyer Newton Booth as wholesale grocery store and general store. Booth has a platform built on the roof of the building. With the platform he had empployees signal ships coming into Port of Sacramento, so he could get a jump ahead of his competitors in buying goods for his store.[1] A historical plaque was placed in front of the Booth Company by the Native Sons of the Golden West.[2]
| Booth Company Building | |
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 Booth Company Building | |
| Location | 1019 Front Street Sacramento, California |
| Coordinates | 38.5832°N 121.5054°W |
| Built | 1850 |
| Reference no. | 607 |
  Location of Booth Company Building in California  Booth Company (the United States) | |
Newton Booth (1825–1892) became a politician, he became 11th Governor of California from December 8, 1871, to February 27, 1875. Then an United States Senator from California from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1881. Booth's Inaugural Ball as governor of California was held in the ballroom on the second floor of the Booth Company Building. The Booth Company Building was used as the Booth's Governor's Mansion. The next Governor's Mansion is now the Governor's Mansion State Historic Park. After serving in United States Congress, he returned to his wholesale store in Sacramento.[3] Part of the Building was rented to George W. Chesley also a wholesale grocer till 1891.[4]
References
- "Booth Company Building No. 607". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- "California Historical Landmark #596: Site of Newton Booth Home in Sacramento, California". noehill.com.
- Parkison, R. R. (1878). "Booth & Co., Wholesale Grocers. – Sacramento Large Business Houses, 1878". Pen Portraits. San Francisco. pp. 113–142 – via Golden Nugget Library.
Submitted by: Nancy Pratt Melton
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Survey, Historic American Buildings. "Booth Building, 1019–1021 Front Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA". www.loc.gov.