Old Town Eureka
(Eureka Old Town Historic District)
Near 2nd & "F" Streets in Old Town
Old Town Eureka is located in California
Old Town Eureka
Old Town Eureka is located in the United States
Old Town Eureka
LocationEureka, California-Roughly, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Streets, between B and M Streets.
Coordinates40°48′13.34″N 124°9′59.04″W / 40.8037056°N 124.1664000°W / 40.8037056; -124.1664000
Built1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleVictorian, Greek Revival, Classical Revival (Neoclassical)
Websitehttps://visiteureka.com/activities/old-town-waterfront/
NRHP reference No.91001523[1]
Added to NRHP1991

Old Town Eureka (formally the Eureka Old Town Historic District) in Eureka, California, is a historic district listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. It is a 350-acre (1.4 km2) area containing 154 buildings mostly from the Victorian era. The core of the district runs the length of First, Second, and Third Streets, between "C" and "M" Streets, and includes many types of architecture including Eastlake, Queen Ann, Greek Revival, Classical Revival, and Second Empire styles from the 1850s to the 20th century. Though not officially within the district, the Carson Mansion commands the highest elevation at the eastern edge of the district.

History

The city began as an 1850 settlement on the edge of Humboldt Bay. Developers and settlers planned for Eureka to aid in the provision of miners working inland to the east. By 1865, the central core of what would become Eureka's "Old Town" was considered "a lively place for a small town, full of business and with plenty of money." The roads beyond Second street (the equivalent of "Main" Street) were covered with stumps from the (recently logged) Redwood forest, and had not opened yet.[2]

Eureka's California State Historical marker, #477 is located on a plaque near the intersection of Third and "E" Streets

Old Town Eureka was named as one of the 100 best art towns in America.[3] Within its bounds is the Clarke Historical Museum.

Examples of historic architecture in Old Town

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Register of Historic Places
  2. ↑ Overhold, Ken, ed. (1994) [1987]. Eureka: An Architectural Heritage (Second ed.). Eureka, California: Eureka Heritage Society. p. 270. ISBN 0-9615004-0-9.
  3. ↑ Villani, John (October 1998). The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America (3rd ed.). Berkeley, California: Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 256. ISBN 1-56261-405-3.
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