| Clarke Historical Museum
(former Bank of Eureka Building) |
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|---|---|
| (U.S. National Register of Historic Places) | |
| Location: | Eureka, CA |
| Built/Founded: | 1911 |
| Architect: | Albert Pissis |
| Architectural style(s): | Classical Revival (Neoclassical) |
| Added to NRHP: | April 12, 1982 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 82002180 [1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Clarke Historical Museum (formerly the Clarke Memorial Museum) in Eureka, California contains the area's premier collection of far California North Coast regional and cultural history, with significant focus on the 19th Century Victorian era. The facility has an entire Native American wing, which features an extensive internationally recognized collection of basketry, regalia, stoneware, implements, and other objects indicative of the culture and creativity of local and regional Native American groups. The museum is housed in the former Bank of Eureka Building (1911) in Old Town Eureka, which is is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bank building is a Classical Revival or Neoclassical structure, notable for its elevations, which are covered in glazed architectural terra-cotta over brick. Quoined pavilions flank the recessed portico supported by ionic columns and an extensive balustraded parapet appears above the cornice.[2]
Notes
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Eureka: An Architectural View, p. 86
References
- Eureka: An Architectural View, by The Eureka Heritage Society, Inc; ISBN 0-9615004-0-9
