Newton Booth Historic Street Marker Walking Tour

Take a walk back in time and discover the origins of the historic Newton Booth neighborhood and the resilient 19th and 20th century Sacramentans who developed a strong community that endures to this day.

*This free walking tour is comprised of excerpts from the pictorial history: Sacramento's Newton Booth and Poverty Ridge, which was authored by a neighborhood resident with support from the Newton Booth Neighborhoods Association (NBNA). This historical guide provides a broad view of the Poverty Ridge and Newton Booth neighborhoods from Gold Rush-era to the early 21st century. All author's proceeds from the sale of the book go to support our local non-profit, the Ella K. McClatchy Library Friends, which helps to organize and raise funds for reading programs and the structural maintenance of the historic Ella K. McClatchy Library branch. Thank you for your support!

The Newton Booth neighborhood is bounded by R Street to the North, Hwy 50 to the South, Business 80 Freeway to the East, and 24th Street to the West. Also within the neighborhood is the Newton Booth Historic District. The neighborhood was named for the Newton Booth School, which was constructed in the 1890s at the intersection of 26th & V Streets as a simple 2-room wooden structure. As the neighborhood continued to develop into the early 20th-century, a much larger brick school was erected in its place. The School was so named in honor of Newton Booth, California's 11th Governor. Booth, a gold rush era merchant headquartered in Old Sacramento, was an active player in the fledgling days of the city. The Newton Booth neighborhood was designated a Sacramento Historic District by the City Preservation Commission in 2014. It is characterized by craftsman bungalows but includes several Four-Squares, Victorians, and Tudors amongst other architectural styles.

Take a walk back in time and discover the origins of the historic Newton Booth neighborhood and the resilient 19th and 20th century Sacramentans who developed a strong community that endures to this day!