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Slocum House (Fair Oaks, California)

Coordinates: 38°38′29″N 121°16′05″W / 38.64139°N 121.26806°W / 38.64139; -121.26806
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Slocum House
Slocum House (Fair Oaks, California) is located in California
Slocum House (Fair Oaks, California)
Slocum House (Fair Oaks, California) is located in the United States
Slocum House (Fair Oaks, California)
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

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  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".