Slocum House (Fair Oaks, California) Explained

Slocum House
Location:7992 California Ave., Fair Oaks, California
Coordinates:38.6414°N -121.2681°W
Built:1925
Architecture:Colonial Bungalow
Architect:Arthur Broadley
Added:January 31, 1979
Area:0.87acres
Refnum:79000520

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.[1] Charles Slocum settled in Fair Oaks from Iowa on December 23, 1896, just a year after the first settlers arrived on November 20, 1895.[1] Charles Slocum was a businessman who ran the Slocum and Gore General Merchandise Store and established the Fair Oaks Bank in 1912.[1] Slocum worked there as a cashier and manager until his death on July 19, 1925.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM .