Slocum House (Fair Oaks, California)
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| Location | 7992 California Ave., Fair Oaks, California |
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| Coordinates | 38°38′29″N 121°16′05″W / 38.64139°N 121.26806°W |
| Area | .87 acres (0.35 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Arthur Broadley |
| Architectural style | California bungalow |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000520[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1979 |
The Slocum House located in Fair Oaks, California, is a historic building designed and built by Arthur Broadley in 1924 in the California bungalow architectural style for Charles Henry and Sara Ann Slocum.[2][3]
History
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] He 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]
The Slocum House operated as a restaurant from 1977 to 1985. The restaurant was bought and reopened in 1986 by Kerry Kassis, whose father Frank Kassis owned and operated the Sacramento grocery chain Stop-N-Shop and developed the Arden Fair shopping mall with his brothers. By 1991, the Slocum House featured a high-end menu that blended California produce with Italian and French cuisine. The restaurant closed in 2011 due to the economic downturn.[4][5] In 2018, it was purchased by local brewpub owner Gary Juels.[4] As of November 2025, the building is undergoing restoration work, with plans to reopen as a restaurant in progress.[6]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM".
- ^ Locke, Cathy (July 22, 1990). "Adventures in catering". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 6, 2025 – via NewsBank.
- ^ a b Farah, Judy (September 27, 2019). "Hopping Again". Comstock's magazine. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ^ Kushman, Rick (August 23, 2025). "Dining-scene growth: Kassis should know". The Sacramento Bee. p. 18. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ^ Campbell, Chris (September 20, 2025). "Historic Slocum House restaurant in Fair Oaks set to reopen after extensive restoration". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
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