Red Bluff in Tehama County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Cone & Kimball Building Clock Tower Bell

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 24, 2019

1. Cone & Kimball Building Clock Tower Bell Marker

Inscription.
This bell, cast in 1866, once adorned the clock tower of the magnificent Cone & Kimball Building which was the center of commerce in Red Bluff for nearly 100 years until destroyed by fire in 1984.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Disasters • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 40° 10.687′ N, 122° 14.142′ W. Marker is in Red Bluff, California, in Tehama County. It is on Main Street (Business Interstate 5) south of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 747 Main Street, Red Bluff CA 96080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

in the Shasta Cascade,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

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and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tehama County World War I Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); I.O.O.F. Odd Fellows Lodge No. 76 (about 700 feet away); In Memory - Ken Carlson (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First Christian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Peter's Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Moore's Blacksmith Shop (approx. 0.3 miles away); William B. Ide Adobe (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named William B. Ide Adobe (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Bluff.

More about this marker. The bell, as well as a reproduction of the clock tower, sit on the lot where the Cone & Kimball Building once stood.

Also see . . . Red Bluff’s iconic clock tower. A history of the building taken from "A Clock Tower Once Said Red Bluff” by Lou Walther, as reprinted in Jean Barton's Red Bluff Daily News column on April 5, 2019. (Submitted on July 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Cone & Kimball Building Clock image. Click for more information.

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2. Cone & Kimball Building Clock

National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 4, 2021

3. Cone & Kimball Building Clock Tower Bell Marker

Cone & Kimball Building Clock Tower (replica) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 4, 2021

4. Cone & Kimball Building Clock Tower (replica)

This reduced-scale reproduction of the clock tower was completed in 2008. It is 75 feet tall; the original tower stood 100 feet.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,390 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on December 15, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.