Old Town in Eureka in Humboldt County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Vance Building (1872)

Italianate Architecture

— Eureka Historic Landmark —

Vance Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 19, 2023

1. Vance Building Marker

Inscription. Two-story, wood frame commercial building, originally with offices above three shops. Built for John Vance at same time as his adjoining Vance Hotel. A livery stable for guests of the hotel was adjacent to and behind, storefronts stuccoed in 1930s. Building rehabilitated in 1998 by Kurt Kramer.

Erected 2018 by Kurt & Kim Kramer, Eureka Main Street, Eureka Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 40° 48.274′ N, 124° 9.971′ W. Marker is in Eureka, California, in Humboldt County. It is in Old Town. It is on 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 511 2nd St, Eureka CA 95501, 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 walking distance of this marker: Oberon (a few steps from this marker); Ricks Building (1878) (within shouting distance of this marker); IOOF (Dunaway Building) - 1882 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Vance Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Vance Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); August Palmtag Building

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(within shouting distance of this marker); D. C. McDonald Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Buhne Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eureka.

More about this marker. This marker replaced a previous marker titled, 'Vance Hotel' in the same spot and highlights the two-story wooden building adjacent to this marker. The previous marker has been relocated to the Vance Hotel building and mounted above a same-named marker.

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 19, 2023

2. Vance Building Marker

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, August 19, 2023

3. Vance Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2023, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 316 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2023, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.