Rudolph Adam Herold

Rudolph Adam Herold was arguably Sacramento’s most prolific architect of the early 20th-century. Herold designed such buildings as the Sacramento City Hall, the Masonic Temple, Marshall School, and the Sacramento Hall of Justice. Between 1911 and 1913, Herold also designed and built a personal residence at 2100 22nd Street, adjacent to the McClatchy family home, which he also designed. The residence is a unique blend of Frank Lloyd Wright and Viennese Secession architectural styles. Rudolph and his wife, Frances, occupied the home until a year before Herold’s death in 1926. In the decades following the Great Depression, the McClatchy Family acquired the former Herold residence as accommodations for visiting journalists, artists, and musicians.

Featured images (in order of appearace): 1) Rudolph Adam Herold pictured shortly before his death, 2) The Herold family residence located at 2100 22nd Street.