REPORT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
August 26, 2024
FROM: ASHLEY ATKINSON, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: LISHA CHEN, Historic Preservation Specialist
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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Consideration of the Property Owner's Request to Recommend City Council Designation of the Following Property to the Local Register of Historic Resources and Adoption of Findings Pursuant to FMC 12-1607 & FMC 12-1609.
1. 914 F Street (APN 46707111)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Commission recommend to the City Council the designation of the following property to the Local Register of Historic Resources.
* 914 F Street (Assessor Parcel Number: 46707111)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Application of designation was filled by the property owner to designate the property located at 914 F Street as a local Historic Resource.
The property located at 914 F Street was evaluated and found eligible for local registration under Fresno Municipal Code Sec. 12-1607 Criteria a(i) and (iv). It is associated with a significant event, and it has the potential to yield information important to the history of the Japanese American community in Fresno.
BACKGROUND
914 F Street
The property at 914 F Street is one-half of a single-story commercial building. It is in the Chinatown district of the City of Fresno, suited on the north side of F Street, near its intersection with Kern Street.
Fresno's Chinatown has been a focal point for various immigrant communities since the late 19th century. By the 1890s, Japanese immigrants began to settle in Chinatown, contributing to its cultural and economic diversity.
The Japanese community in Fresno grew significantly through the early 20th century, despite facing intense discrimination and exclusionary policies, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Executive Order 9066, and the Asiatic Exclusion League's efforts to curb Asian immigration.
The commercial b...
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