Merrium Apartments, Sacramento
historic place
The Merrium Apartments, once located at 1017 14th Street in Downtown Sacramento, was a significant historic building. Constructed in 1913, it was designed by architect Clarence Cecil Cuff for attorney Chauncey H. Dunn, who named it after his wife, Merrium. This building stood as a premier example of Prairie-style and Sullivanesque multi-residential architecture in Sacramento. It was also an early instance of reinforced concrete frame construction, chosen for its fireproof qualities. The Merrium Apartments housed 42 units and offered modern conveniences for its time, including free ice and telephone service. It played a key role in Sacramento's pre-World War I building boom. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1990. Despite this designation and preservation efforts, the Merrium Apartments were demolished on September 4, 1991. This was done to allow for the expansion of the Sacramento Convention Center. The Merrium Apartments represented a notable period of architectural innovation and urban development in Sacramento.