Overton Building was a historical two-story building in Sacramento, California. The site of former Overton Building is a California Historical Landmark No. 610 listed on May 22, 1956. This site is now a Parking lot near the corner of 2nd street and J Street in Old Sacramento State Historic Park. The Overton Building was removed when the Interstate 5 freeway was built in the 1960s.[1] The historical Western Hotel, D.O. Mills Bank and the original Sacramento Bee building were also taken down for the I-5 freeway. The Overton Building first housed a number of California state offices including: the California Governor's Office and the California Secretary of State. The building, on the lot before the Overton Building, was lost in a fire on November 2, 1852. The first California State Library was housed on the second floor from 1853 to 1856. The building was built by the bankers, Read & Company at a cost $105,000 in 1852. [2][3] [4] In the 1950s and early 1960s Overton Building was the Rialto Hotel and Rialto Cafe. [5]

Overton Building
Overton Building
Location2nd and J Streets
Sacramento, California
Coordinates38°34′55″N 121°30′11″W / 38.582°N 121.503°W / 38.582; -121.503
Built1852
DesignatedMay 22, 1956
Reference no.610
Overton Building is located in California
Overton Building
Location of Overton Building in California
Overton Building is located in the United States
Overton Building
Overton Building (the United States)

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  1. ^ "Overton Building #610". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  2. ^ "Historic Markers" – via DPLA.
  3. ^ "California Historical Landmark #610: Overton Building in Sacramento County". noehill.com.
  4. ^ "Overton Building". September 20, 1938 – via Calisphere.
  5. ^ "Rialto Cafe". September 20, 1952 – via Calisphere.