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| Landmark #599 | Sacramento County | Visited: April 4, 2015 | Plaque? NO. 🙁 |
| What is it? | The Crocker Art Museum! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: This building was erected in 1870 to house the private art collection of Judge and Mrs. E. B. Crocker. The building and its contents were donated to the City of Sacramento in 1884 by Mrs. Crocker.
OTHER TIDBITS: Edwin Crocker and his second wife, Margaret, journeyed to California in 1852 via the Isthmus of Panama. With a background in law and abolitionism, Mr. Crocker served as chair of the California Republican Party, a State Supreme Court Justice, and legal counsel for the Central Pacific Railroad, where his brother, Charles, worked! Margaret Crocker was a social and civic leader who devoted her time to charitable causes and the fight for abolition of slavery! Following Edwin’s death in 1875, Mrs. Crocker took the reins on the newly forming Crocker Art Gallery, renovated by local architect, Seth Babson, and ultimately gave it to the City of Sacramento for public enjoyment! It was the first public art museum in the western United States! Today, the gallery is three times its original size and houses works ranging from classical to postmodern! When I visited, there was an exhibit of French Modernist art, including the famous poster of Le Chat Noir by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec! This landmark is also on the National Register of Historic Places! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 216 O St Sacramento, CA 95814 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~383mi (617km) — 6.4hrs |
| When should I go? | The museum is open from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM, Tuesday through Sunday and until 9:00 PM on Thursdays! |
