The Chinatown House is an historic building in Rancho Cucamonga, California. It is one of the last surviving examples of historic Chinese worker housing in the region.
| Chinatown House | |
|---|---|
  Location of Chinatown House in California | |
| Built | 1919 |
Built in 1919, the two-story brick building once housed 50 Chinese American laborers.[1] It also served as a general store for the community.[2]
History
editThe Chinese American population of the region first blossomed in the 1880s. A fire destroyed much of the community in 1919.[3] The Chinatown House was built shortly after the fire.
Structure
editThe Chinatown House was built of unreinforced brick masonry, with 10 small rooms downstairs and two long rooms upstairs.[4]
Preservation
editChinatown House was registered as a California Historical Resource with the California Office of Historic Preservation on December 22, 1975. The building was designated a city landmark in 1985, and in 2013, The National Trust for Historic Preservation added the building[5] to its list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Chinatown House is registered with the California Points of Historical Interest as point SBR-077.
The Cucamonga Valley Water District owns the house and had planned the house's demolition when local advocates began an effort to preserve the structure, led by a group named the Chinatown House Preservation Coalition.
References
edit- ^ Bachrach, Eve. "Rancho Cucamonga's 1919 Chinatown House One of the Most Endangered Buildings in the Country". Curbed.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Celebrating Asian and Pacific American Heritage". ACHP.gov. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Walser, Lauren. "The Race to Save the Last Piece of a City's Chinatown". SavingPlaces.org. National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Hiltner, Nita. "Last bit Chinatown fading away in Rancho Cucamonga". PE.com. The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ Rojas, Rick (June 19, 2013). "Rancho Cucamonga Chinatown House listed as endangered historic site". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
External links
edit- "California Historical Resources Search Results for Cucamonga". ohp.parks.ca.gov. Office of Historic Preservation, State of California. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ftp://gis.sanbag.ca.gov/SANBAG/Projects/Arrive/Relevant%20Studies/Rancho/General%20Plan/Chapter_2_Land_Use_Community_Design_Historic_Resources.pdf
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