Yreka in Siskiyou County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
I.O.O.F. Building
(International Order of Odd Fellows)
107, 117 W. Miner St.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2013
1. I.O.O.F. Building Marker
Inscription.
I.O.O.F. Building. (International Order of Odd Fellows). I.O.O.F. Yreka Lodge #19 was instituted in 1853 and has been at this location since that date. Multiple transactions in ownership and lot size and shape occurred before two, one-story brick buildings were erected on this site. These buildings provided the foundations for the I.O.O.F.s second story meeting hall. After the fire of 1871, the entire building was rebuilt using the undamaged brick walls. The vault in McConnell and McManus ground level store provided a safe place to keep several kegs of powder that escaped the blaze without igniting. The Odd Fellows acquired sole ownership of the entire building in 1897 and rented space to may different establishments through the years, including a drug store business, which commenced in 1935 and operated under various owners until it finally closed in early 1990.
I.O.O.F. Yreka Lodge #19 was instituted in 1853 and has been at this location since that date. Multiple transactions in ownership and lot size and shape occurred before two, one-story brick buildings were erected on this site. These buildings provided the foundations for the I.O.O.F.s second story meeting hall. After the fire of 1871, the entire building was rebuilt using the undamaged brick walls. The vault in McConnell and McManus ground level store provided a safe place to keep several kegs of powder that escaped the blaze without igniting. The Odd Fellows acquired sole ownership of the entire building in 1897 and rented space to may different establishments through the years, including a drug store business, which commenced in 1935 and operated under various owners until it finally closed in early 1990.
Location. 41° 43.896′ N, 122° 38.165′ W. Marker is in Yreka, California, in Siskiyou County. It is on West Miner Street near South Broadway Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 West Miner Street, Yreka CA 96097, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on California’s Modoc Plateau, in the Shasta Cascade, and in the Klamath Mountains. It is also in the American Mountain West and specifically in the Pacific Northwest. 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, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Also see . . . The "Y-D" ~ The Yreka Drug Store - Yreka History blogspot. This blogspot contains a number of articles on Yreka History. Scroll about 1/5th of the way down the page to find this article. (Submitted on November 11, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2013
2. I.O.O.F. Building Marker
The marker is below the I.O.O.F. sign.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 690 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
