Senator Grove Johnson Home

The Arts and Crafts style home at 1929 23rd Street in Poverty Ridge was built in 1915 and was likely intended as a retirement home for the recently widowed state senator, Grove Johnson, father to California Governor and U.S. Senator, Hiram Johnnson. Johnson arrived in California in 1865 and quickly established himself as a prominent Sacramento attorney. In 1877, he won a seat in the California State Assembly where he served until 1879. Grove Johnson also served in the California State Senate and later in the Fifty-fourth U.S. Congress. Today, the Johnson home has been converted to multi-family housing. However, most of the original exterior architectural details remain intact.

Featured images (in order of appearace): 1) California State Senator, Grove Lewis Johnson, 2) Grove Johnson's former Arts and Crafts style residence located at 1929 23rd Street.