Yreka in Siskiyou County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Peters & DeWitt Building

330, 332 W. Miner St.

By Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2013

1. Peters & DeWitt Building Marker

Inscription. 330 Two buildings rested on this site in the 1850s, one a brewery and the other a bakery that advertised 12 loaves of bread of $1.00. Fire broke out in the bakery in 1864 destroying all of its contents and much of the surrounding structures. The brewery, however, reopened a week later. Other businesses, including a photographic studio, opened and closed until 1897 when Godfrey Peters and Robert DeWitt constructed a new two-story Richardsonian Romanesque-inspired brick and stone building on that lot. DeWitt’s Bee Hive grocery store moved in the downstairs corner while the upper story served the Knights of Pythias lodge and several dentists’ parlors. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks bought the building in 1960.

Erected by City of Yreka.

Location. 41° 43.932′ N, 122° 38.291′ W. Marker is in Yreka, California, in Siskiyou County. Marker is at the intersection of West Miner Street and North Oregon Street, on the right when traveling west on West Miner Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 332 West Miner Street, Yreka CA 96097, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Peters & DeWitt Building (here, next to this marker);

By Barry Swackhamer, October 22, 2013

2. Peters & DeWitt Building Marker

This marker is to the right of the entrance.

Charles Peters Building (a few steps from this marker); Ruehle Building (a few steps from this marker); Witherill/Winckler Building (a few steps from this marker); Witherill Building (a few steps from this marker); Charles Bibend Building (a few steps from this marker); Chamberlain-Stimmel Building (a few steps from this marker); Bella Union Saloon (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yreka.

Categories. • Industry & Commerce •

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 9, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.