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

Needs/Williams Building

Neoclassical Architecture - 1904

— Eureka Historic Landmark —

Needs/Williams Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 6, 2012

1. Needs/Williams Building Marker

Inscription.
Needs Lodging; meeting hall; jewelers, tailors, other retail; offices; L.H. Hess businesses; Monterey Hotel.

This program made possible through a partnership with property owner Williams Family, Eureka Main Street, and the Eureka Heritage Society.

Erected by Eureka Main Street, Eureka Heritage Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 40° 48.207′ N, 124° 10.038′ W. Marker is in Eureka, California, in Humboldt County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street and E Street, on the left when traveling west on 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 3rd 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: Clarke Memorial Museum (a few steps from this marker); Jim’s Shine Stand (within shouting distance of this marker); Eureka Carriage Factory/Haensell’s (1871/1879) (within shouting distance of this marker); Bank of Eureka (1911) (within shouting distance of this marker); Eureka (within shouting distance of this marker); G.R. Georgeson Building (1903) (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Ritz Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Humboldt National and Home Savings Bank (1917) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eureka.

Needs/Williams Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 6, 2012

2. Needs/Williams Building

The marker, barely visible here, is mounted to the 3rd Street side (picture left) of the middle of the building.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2012, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 681 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2012, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.