FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Agency Seeks Grant to Help Restore Historic Locke Boarding House 
Sacramento, Calif., (May 31, 2007) -The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency 
(SHRA) has applied for a grant from the California Cultural and Historical Endowment (CCHE) 
to support continuing efforts to preserve the Boarding House in the historic town of Locke. 
The $300,000 grant requires an equal amount of matching 
funds to create a rehabilitation budget of $600,000. 
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are a 
possible source for the matching funds if the grant is 
awarded. The State of California Department of Parks and 
Recreation (State Parks) owns the Boarding House. The 
Agency and the State Parks Department are also working 
closely with the Locke Management Association to receive 
input and provide historical guidance. 
The project will be completed in two phases. Phase one is 
currently underway to stabilize and weatherize the building 
with $950,000 in grant funds awarded to the Agency 
($450,000 from the National Park Service’s 2004 Save America’s Treasures Grant and $500,000 
from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation 2002 Resources Bond Act). 
The CCHE grant would be used for Phase Two to make improvements such as fire protection, 
interior doors, wood floor and ceiling, handicapped accessibility, pedestrian bridge, restrooms, 
display cases, and any appropriate mechanical, electrical and plumbing repair or upgrades. 
In the early 1900’s various immigrant groups lived at the Boarding House while working to 
develop the Delta. Once the rehabilitation is complete, the Boarding House will serve as a 
museum that will highlight the historical impact of the Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and more 
recently Chicano contributions in Locke and the rest of the Delta region. For more information, 
contact Christine Weichert, Assistant Community Development Director at (916) 440-1322. 
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Text Box: The Locke Boarding House is under rehabilitation to create a museum that preserves the historical contributions of immigrants in the Delta region.