Arcata in Humboldt County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Phillips House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 30, 2021

1. The Phillips House Marker

Inscription.
circa 1854
has been placed on the

National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 40° 51.949′ N, 124° 4.692′ W. Marker is in Arcata, California, in Humboldt County. It is at the intersection of Union Street and 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on Union Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 71 7th Street, Arcata CA 95521, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s North Coast,

specifically on the Coast Ranges,

and in the Klamath Mountains.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast

and in the Pacific Northwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

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

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miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Gregg-Wood Party and the Union Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Arcata Stage & Bus Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Methodist Society on Humboldt Bay (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jacoby Building (approx. half a mile away); Jacoby's Storehouse (approx. half a mile away); Minor Theatre (approx. half a mile away); Union Plank Walk Railtrack (approx. 1.3 miles away); Camp Curtis (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arcata.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Jacoby Building (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed).

Regarding The Phillips House. From the house's National Register of Historic Places inventory-nomination form:

The history of the Phillips House goes back to William E. Phillips who came to Humboldt Bay by ship in February 1851. A native of Massachusetts, Phillips, at age 24, was part of that first wave of immigrants to settle California's northcoast. Like his compatriots, he immediately began acquiring land, some through direct purchase other through settlement which eventually led to patents.
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2. Phillips House
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In May 1852, he was deeded a mile-long, narrow strip of land from William Sansbury, one of the members of the Union Company which made first claim to the lands surrounding what came to be Arcata. It is within this strip that Phillips built his handsome little house.

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The house now serves as the town's historical museum.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 30, 2021

3. The Phillips House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 519 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on April 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on July 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.