Appendix G Historical Resources Report, DPR Forms, and Native American Consultation HISTORICAL RESOURCES IMPACT ANALYSIS REPORT _______________________________________ Sacramento Entertainment and Sports Complex Project Prepared for: Environmental Science Associates (ESA) 2600 Capitol Ave, Suite 200 Sacramento, California 95816 Prepared by: JRP Historical Consulting, LLC 2850 Spafford Street Davis, California 95618 October 2013 Historical Resources Impact Analysis Report: Sacramento Entertainment and Sports Complex TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................... 2 2. RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................... 3 2.1. SACRAMENTO’S RAISED STREETS AND UNDERGROUND (HOLLOW) SIDEWALKS ........................................ 6 3. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 11 3.1. EARLY SACRAMENTO ................................................................................................................................ 11 3.2. THE WEST END ......................................................................................................................................... 12 3.3. WEST END DECLINE .................................................................................................................................. 15 3.4. WEST END REDEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................... 17 3.5. COMMERCIAL REDEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST END ................................................................................. 22 3.5.1. Macy’s ................................................................................................................................................. 24 3.5.2. K Street Pedestrian Mall ...................................................................................................................... 28 3.5.3. Downtown Plaza Shopping Center ...................................................................................................... 30 4. DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCES ........................................................................................................... 46 4.1. HISTORICAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................... 47 4.1.1. California Fruit Building ..................................................................................................................... 47 4.1.2. Travelers’ Hotel ................................................................................................................................... 48 4.1.3. Ramona Hotel ...................................................................................................................................... 49 4.1.4. Hotel Marshall (Hotel Clayton) ........................................................................................................... 50 4.2. RESOURCES REQUIRING EVALUATION ...................................................................................................... 51 4.2.1. Macy’s ................................................................................................................................................. 51 4.2.2. Jade Apartments .................................................................................................................................. 52 4.2.3. Downtown Plaza Shopping Center ...................................................................................................... 53 5. EVALUATION OF RESOURCES ............................................................................................................ 56 5.1. EVALUATION CRITERIA ............................................................................................................................. 56 5.1.1. NRHP Criteria of Significance ............................................................................................................ 56 5.1.2. CRHR Criteria of Significance ............................................................................................................ 58 5.1.3. City of Sacramento Criteria of Significance ........................................................................................ 59 5.2. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................... 60 6. IMPACTS ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................................... 62 6.1. DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS TO HISTORICAL RESOURCES .......................................... 62 6.1.1. Criteria ................................................................................................................................................ 62 6.2. IMPACTS ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................... 63 6.2.1. California Fruit Building – 1000 & 1006 4th Street ............................................................................. 63 6.2.2. Travelers’ Hotel – 428 J Street & 1010 5th Street ................................................................................ 64 6.2.3. Ramona Hotel – 600 J Street & 1007 6th Street ................................................................................... 64 6.2.4. Hotel Marshall (Hotel Clayton) – 1122, 1126, 1128 7th Street ............................................................ 65 6.3. MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................................................................................... 67 6.3.1. Hotel Marshall ..................................................................................................................................... 67 7. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................ 70 8. PREPARERS’ QUALIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................... 81 APPENDICES Appendix A: Maps Appendix B: DPR 523 Forms i Historical Resources Impact Analysis Report: Sacramento Entertainment and Sports Complex SUMMARY OF FINDINGS This Historical Resources Impact Analysis report is for the Sacramento Entertainment and Sports Center (ESC) Project in Sacramento, California. Pioneer Law Group (PLG), Sacramento Basketball Holdings, JMA Ventures, and Fulcrum Properties (Project Proponents) propose to construct an arena that meets National Basketball Association (NBA) standards, along with multiple commercial, office, residential, and office buildings, at the Downtown Plaza property in Sacramento. JRP Historical Consulting, LLC (JRP) prepared this report under subcontract with Environmental Science Associates (ESA), which is preparing the environmental documentation for project compliance under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project location is depicted in Figure 1, Appendix A and the project vicinity map is shown in Figure 2, Appendix A. The study area for this report encompasses the eight-block area bounded by 3rd Street on the west, 7th Street on the east, J Street on the north, and L Street on the south that includes the property to be transferred to the Project Proponents. The study area map is shown in Figure 3, Appendix A with map reference (MR) numbers of properties studied for this report. This report identifies historic architectural resources in the study area that are considered historical resources, assesses the potential impact the Sacramento ESC Project may have on historical resources, and suggests mitigation measures to avoid or reduce the project impacts on historical resources, in accordance with Section 15064.5 of the CEQA Guidelines. As defined in Section 5024.1 of the California Public Resources Code, historical resources are those properties that are properties listed in, determined eligible for listing in, or that appear eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR). Properties listed in or formally determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) are automatically eligible for listing in the CRHR. Historical resources for this project also include properties that are listed in or are eligible for listing in the Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural Resources (Sacramento Register), under the City of Sacramento Municipal Code, Chapter 17.604 (formerly Chapter 17.134). The Sacramento ESC Project study area includes four historic landmarks listed in the Sacramento Register that are adjacent to the property to be transferred to the Project Proponent. These are the California Fruit Building (MR 1) Travelers’ Hotel (MR 2), Ramona Hotel (MR 3), and the Hotel Marshall (MR 4). JRP inventoried three other properties in the study area to identify whether they are historical resources and concluded that none of these properties should be considered historical for purposes of CEQA compliance. The landmarks and inventoried properties are identified on Figure 3, Appendix