Moses Rodgers House

Historic building in Stockton, California

United States historic place

Location921 S. San Joaquin St., Stockton, California

Coordinates37°56′37″N 121°17′02″W / 37.94361°N 121.28389°W / 37.94361; -121.28389 (Moses Rodgers House)

Arealess than one acre

Built1898 (1898)


Moses Rodgers House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Moses Rodgers House

Location	921 S. San Joaquin St., Stockton, California
Coordinates	37°56′37″N 121°17′02″W / 37.94361°N 121.28389°W / 37.94361; -121.28389 (Moses Rodgers House)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1898 (1898)
Architectural style	Eclectic Vernacular
NRHP reference No.	78000763^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 26, 1978

Moses Rodgers House is a private home in Stockton, California. Built in 1898, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[2]

Moses Rodgers was an African American mining engineer who became well known during the California Gold Rush for his success with the gold mines he owned and operated in Mariposa County.^[3] He moved his family to Stockton about 1890 to take advantage of education opportunities for his five daughters.^[4]

The Moses Rodgers House is a two-story, clapboard structure, approximately 25 by 40 feet (7.6 m × 12.2 m), with a curved colonial revival porch, and a steep front gable.^[2]

The historical marker on the Moses Rodgers House is inscribed

One of California’s leading Black citizens built and resided in this home with his wife, Sara, and five daughters until his death in 1900. Born a slave in Missouri, he participated in the California Gold Rush and earned a statewide reputation as a mining engineer. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Stockton Historical Landmark No.22 Designated by the Stockton City Council 1978^[5]

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
1 2 Albert Hurtado (November 8, 1977). National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Moses Rodgers House. National Park Service. Retrieved February 15, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1978
↑ "Moses Rodgers, pioneering California miner". AAREG (African American Registry).
↑ "National Register of Historic Places in San Joaquin County: Moses Rodgers House".
↑ "Moses Rogers Home 1890". Historical Marker Database.

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