Sakai Nursery, 99 South 47th Street, Richmond, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: The Sakai Nursery began in 1906 when the Tokaro Sakai family purchased two and a half acres of land, relocated a greenhouse from

another nursery in Berkeley to the property, and began to grow carnations for cut flower production. By 1927, the family had switched to raising greenhouse roses. The Sakai Nursery continued to specialize in growing high-quality roses that sold at premium prices and to be family-owned and family-operated until its closure in 2003. The property was sold to the Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency in 2006.

Survey number: HALS CA-6

Building/structure dates: 1906 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1922 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: ca. 1930 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 2011 Demolished

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