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Eureka Heritage Society’s Historic Home Tour

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A diverse collection of eight Eureka structures dating from 1885 to 1956 will be featured during the Eureka Heritage Society’s annual Home Tour from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 3.

 This year’s tour sites are:

804 M St., a vernacular Italianate-style cottage built in 1885 as the family residence for a timber railroad section boss, William N. McGuire. The current rehabilitation retains the original floor plan and features of authenticity include a reconstructed vintage entry porch.1406 C St., an elaborately designed Eastlake cottage attributed to the Newsom brothers and built by Fred Butterfield in 1888 for prominent Eurekan William S. Clark. This home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it has been preserved as a Victorian “lodging establishment.”615 H St., a stately Queen Anne residence built in 1899, and in continuous use since as the rectory of St. Bernard’s parish. It was the recipient of a 2006 Eureka Heritage Society preservation award for the restoration of the interior. St. Bernard’s Church will also be open so tour-goers can view the ongoing restoration work being done by Peter Santino.1634 I St., a modest Queen Anne cottage built for Patrick Larkin as a rental dwelling in 1902. Since 1965 it has served as the parsonage for the Church of Christ. Much of the integrity of this house has been preserved. 1456 C St., a typical early 1900s Queen Anne residence built in 1903 for Charles and Martha Richardson, whose stay was brief. The Jesse and Celia Noe family then became the owner/residents for nearly half a century. It is a spacious house that has been preserved as a single-family residence, and it is another example of rehabilitation for modern living while retaining much of its past.2713 A St., a stylistically transitional house with some Queen Anne features built in 1903 by developer/contractor Samuel E. Warren and used as a rental until 1920. A recently completed six-year remodeling effort included totally rebuilding the interior with a sophisticated, contemporary interpretation of a late Victorian style.518 Seventh St. – the Eureka Inn. A local landmark since 1922, it was built in the Tudor Period Revival style as a grand hotel stop along the Redwood Highway. Frederick Whitton of San Francisco was the architect and construction manager. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the inn has recently reopened and continues a tradition of hosting special community events. Some guest rooms will be open during the tour.1736 Eastwood Drive, a unique design by architect Angus McSweeney of San Francisco. This house is a post-World War II version of French Period Revival, and it is evocative of a medieval cottage on a grand scale. Built in 1956 by prominent local builder Ole Antonsen for Eileen Daly, it is located in a neighborhood with many of Eureka’s finest post-WWII era homes.

 Tickets are on sale in Eureka at Affordable Frames, The Works, Plaza Design and at Annex 39 next to the Eureka Theatre; in Arcata at The Garden Gate and Rookery Books; in McKinleyville at Plaza Design; in Ferndale at Rings Pharmacy; in Fortuna at Greens Pharmacy; and at all tour sites on the day of the tour. Ticket prices are $20 for Eureka Heritage Society members, $22 for nonmembers and $8 for students and children 6 and older. A ticket includes a free drawing. Complimentary refreshments will be served in the lobby of the Eureka Inn. There will also be vintage vehicles parked at each site as well as live music.

 According to Janet Warren, Heritage Society president, all tour proceeds fund the society’s events, publications, scholarships and other community heritage activities. For more information call 444-3314 or 445-1044.

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