National Register of Historic Places

Gew, Wong K., Mansion

Stockton, San Joaquin County, California
Listed
September 19, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000761

About this property

The Wong K. Gew Mansion is a historic house located at 345 W. Clay St. in Stockton. The mansion was the home of Wong K. Gew, a Chinese immigrant and a successful gambler and proprietor of gaming houses. When Wong built his home in 1921, anti-Asian laws required that he build his home south of Main Street. The mansion was designed by Losekann and Clowdsley in a mainly Federal Revival style typical of large houses of the era. The design included a veranda and a second-floor balcony on the front of the house, boxed cornices with brackets and friezes on the eaves and walls, and three gabled dormers; the interior of the house includes a fireplace with a $2,200 Yum Nan marble mantle. The Wong K. Gew Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1978.

Location

345 W. Clay St.
Stockton, San Joaquin County, California
37.93921, -121.29238

Categories

ASIANARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Gew, Wong K., Mansion listed on the National Register?

Gew, Wong K., Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Gew, Wong K., Mansion?

Gew, Wong K., Mansion is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Gew, Wong K., Mansion is recorded as the industrial era.

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