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

Buhne Building

Italianate Architecture - 1884

— Eureka Historic Landmark —

 
 
Buhne Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 6, 2012
1. Buhne Building Marker
Inscription. Built for Captain H.H. Buhne; Humboldt County Bank, other businesses, residences, public hall, rooftop signal service station.

This program made possible through a partnership with property owners Kelly and Kala Martin, Eureka Main Street, and the Eureka Heritage Association.
 
Erected by Eureka MainStreet, Eureka Heritage Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 40° 48.27′ N, 124° 9.923′ W. Marker is in Eureka, California, in Humboldt County. It is on 2nd Street near G Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 2nd Street, 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: The Vance Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Vance Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Post Office 1882-1885/1890-1894 (within shouting distance of this marker); Oberon (within shouting distance of this marker); Vance Building (1872) (within shouting distance of this marker); Lindsay Building (1886) (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Joseph Russ Building (1900) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); N.S.G.W. Hall (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eureka.
 
The Buhne Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 6, 2012
2. The Buhne Building
The marker is visible here, mounted to the side of the building at knee-height, just to the right of the corner of the building.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2012, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,066 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2012, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 29, 2026