Roger Hume has a big project on his hands at the southeast corner of 7th and J streets in downtown Sacramento.

The main part of the Capital National Bank Building, which Hume purchased late last year for $11 million, dates to 1915 and the annex to the 1940s. In the main lobby, Hume has found original tile that he hopes to restore under another layer of flooring. In an adjacent room, there’s a pile of salvaged doors too damaged to use again and other items that will likely need to be thrown away.

It’s an interesting spot for Hume’s project, a 95-room hotel that will be Sacramento’s first with five stars, with a $30 million budget for renovations. And Hume’s happy to be doing it.

“You look at these buildings and there’s so many of them you just couldn’t recreate today,” Hume said. “And I

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