Could historic downtown Sacramento mansion be torn down or moved to make way for state offices?
August Heilbron had a vision when he built a home for his family at the corner of Seventh and O streets well over a century ago. He knew that as his family grew in that home, the city around them would grow as well.
Sacramento was a bit of a lawless town in 1881. It had been destroyed by floods and fires, then rebuilt. Heilbron made his fortune in cattle and was a founding member of the Sacramento Hussars, a cavalry militia unit formed to safeguard the city.
The streets were eventually paved and law was enacted. The Heilbron family owned their Victorian-style home until the 1950s. Then it was a restaurant, a bank and, later, an art gallery and then a state parks office.
As time passed, almost all the old buildings around the home were destroyed. State office buildings and apartments were built. The downtown skyline grew. But the Heilbron Home remained, as it does today.
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