National Register #91000297: Isleton Chinese and Japanese Commercial Districts in Sacramento County, California

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22 May 2006

National Register #91000297
Isleton Chinese and Japanese Commercial Districts
Bounded by River Road and Union, East and H Streets
Isleton
Founded 1874

In the 1880s, asparagus became a prime crop in the Sacramento River Delta. In 1929, ten canneries operated between Rio Vista and Courtland. Three of them were in Isleton.

Isleton's Chinatown began in 1878.

The Asian quarter burned down in 1915 but was immediately rebuilt into two separate sections, Chinese and Japanese.

On May 31, 1926, a fire started by a kerosene lamp devastated the entire Asian-American district of six square blocks, destroying 110 buildings. The Asian-American population again rebuilt their town. Some buildings were constructed by Dutch and German carpenters hired by the local lumberyard. Others were built by Chinese American and Japanese American carpenters.

Adapted from the NRHP nomination submitted in 1991.

Name	Year	Address	Remarks	Sort Address	Sort Name
Garage	1926	3 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0003	Garage
Store	1935	7 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0007	Store
Store	1926	11 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0011	Store
Barber Ship and Pool Hall	1926	13 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0013	Barber Ship and Pool Hall
Store	1926	15 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0015	Store
Store	1926	17 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0017	Store
Store	1926	21 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0021	Store
Store	1926	23 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0023	Store
Bing Rung Tong Building	1926	27 Main Street	Chinese section. One of the few buildings in the district that was built by Chinese carpenters and laborers, as opposed to local contractors.	Main 0027	Bing Rung Tong Building
Store	1926	31 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0031	Store
Store	1926	33 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0033	Store
Store	1926	36 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0036	Store
Restaurant	1926	26 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0026	Restaurant
Store	1926	24 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0024	Store
Restaurant	1926	22 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0022	Restaurant
Residence	1926	18 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0018	Residence
Store	1926	16 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0016	Store
Store	1926	14 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0014	Store
Barber Shop and Garage	1926	12 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0012	Barber Shop and Garage
Commercial	1947	10 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0010	Commercial
Union Ice House	1926	2 Main Street	Chinese section	Main 0002	Union Ice House
Firehouse	1926	35 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0035	Firehouse
Residence	1926	37 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0037	Residence
Residence	1926	41 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0041	Residence
Residence	1926	43 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0043	Residence
Residence	1926	45 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0045	Residence
Hotel	1926	47 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0047	Hotel
Residence	1926	61 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0061	Residence
Garage	1926	63 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0063	Garage
Office Building	1929	66 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0066	Office Building
Residence	1926	56 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0056	Residence
Residence	1926	54 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0054	Residence
Restaurant	1926	50 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0050	Restaurant
Restaurant	1926	48 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0048	Restaurant
Card Room and Casino	1926	46 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0046	Card Room and Casino
Store	1926	46 Main Street	Japanese section	Main 0046	Store

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