Downtown in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

E.B. Crocker Art Gallery

Crocker Art Museum Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025

1. Crocker Art Museum Marker

Inscription.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 38° 34.642′ N, 121° 30.362′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Downtown. It is on O Street west of 3rd Street. The marker is to the left of the steps to the O Street entrance to the museum's original building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 216 O Street, Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Birth Place of the Railroads (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Street Lights (about 600 feet away); The Docks (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First Brick Building in Sacramento (approx. 0.2 miles away); Independent Boat Operations of the 1850s (approx. 0.2 miles away); The River Lines Fleet (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Interurban Railroad Lines (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sacramento’s Maritime Heritage (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

Regarding E.B. Crocker Art Gallery. The museum, today called the Crocker Art Museum, is the oldest

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art museum in the American West. It originated out of the home of Edwin Crocker, a lawyer who served a stint on the California Supreme Court, and his wife Margaret. According to the building's National Register of Historic Places registration form, filed in 1971, the home was built by banker B.F. Hastings in 1853 and acquired by Crocker in 1868. The Crockers built an annex to the home in 1871 to house their collection of hundreds of works of art. Edwin Crocker died in 1875, and 10 years later Margaret donated the gallery to the City of Sacramento. She moved to New York State in 1887 and died in 1901. The Crockers' home attached to the gallery was acquired by the city in 1911. An addition to the museum, just west of the original home, was completed in 2010.

Also see . . .
1. Crocker Art Museum. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on February 12, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Crocker Art Museum official site. (Submitted on February 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Crocker Art Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025

2. Crocker Art Museum

The museum's addition, completed in 2011, can be seen just to the right of the old art gallery building.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.