 The
Boulevard Park Subdivision, 1900, was Sacramento's first
subdivision and built out between 1905 and 1915, on land that had
been the popular Union Racetrack 1800 to 1848 and from 1849 to
1899 the California State Fair Grounds. Two requirements to build
were that the home must cost at least $3,950.00 to construct and
that there could be no livestock. Many of the first residents were
politicians, judges and other professionals who wanted to live
close to the Governors Mansion located at 16th and H Streets. The
Craftsman Bungalows and Colonial Revival construction in this area
contrast with the Victorian, Delta Type, Queen Anne and Italianate
houses built before the turn of the century in adjacent areas.
In addition to the boulevards on the 21st and 22nd Streets, a
unique feature of this area is the private parks in the center of
the two blocks bounded by those streets and by F and H Streets.
Hartley House is located in one of these blocks.
Hartley House, a Cube-Type Craftsman/Colonial type structure was
built in 1910 for Carter Blair Hartley, from Wales, who worked for
the Southern Pacific Railroad. The Hartley family lived in the
house until it was sold to Faith Murphy, who converted it into a
gentlemen's boarding house in 1953. In 1987, the present owner,
Randall Hartley purchased the home back into the original family
for the operation of Hartley House Bed and Breakfast Inn.
The impeccably restored exterior looks newly finished on this
large example of mainstream eclectic taste, circa 1905. The angled
bay is design holdover from Victorian house types. Wide
Craftsman-style eves shelter formal Colonial Revival trim on a
dignified symmetrical facade.
The stately character of the interior is preserved in original
inlaid hardwood floors, stained woodwork, leaded and stained glass
windows and original brass light fixtures converted from gas.
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