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Lecture Tour of America 1882

Writing and Research on Oscar Wilde

Sacramento

California


Congregational Church

Saturday, April 8, 1882(Afternoon)


The House Beautiful

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Verification

Newspaper report

The Daily Record-Union, (Sacramento) April 10, 1882, p. 3

The Daily Record-Union, (Sacramento) April 5, 1882

Venue

Congregational Church

Sixth Street, between I and J Streets, Sacramento, CA


Built: 1854 (replaced an earlier church, built 1849, but destroyed by the great fire of 1852)

The Daily Record-Union, (Sacramento) April 10, 1882, p. 3

Accommodation

Wilde did not stay overnight in Sacramento.

Ephemera

The State Capitol building visited by Wilde after his matinee lecture in Sacramento on April 8, 1882.

The Crocker Art Gallery visited by Wilde after his matinee lecture in Sacramento on April 8, 1882.


John Cooper on Oscar Wilde © 2026