# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 2)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 16, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636 "2024-02-16T02:56:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/1517 "2024-05-27T04:19:30Z")

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Last October I created a [poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4076) about when, if ever, a midcentury American subdivision will be designated an historic district. Well, Sacramento now has such a district. So those of you who picked “within the next 10 years” were correct, unless there was a midcentury that already existed when I created the poll. And the plurality who said they didn’t think such a neighborhood would ever be granted historic status were _wrong_.

> **[New Sacramento historic district recognizes mid-century homes by developer...](https://sacramentocityexpress.com/2024/05/22/new-sacramento-historic-district-recognizes-mid-century-homes-by-architect-joseph-eichler/)**
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> Members of the Sacramento City Council on Tuesday designated a new historic district in South Land Park Hills. The “South Land Park Hills (Eichler) Historic District” features mid-century modern homes constructed in the 1950s by real estate developer...

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