National Historic Landmark · hotel · Arcata, California

Hotel Arcata

United States historic place in Arcata, California. Built 1814 by W. H. Weeks. Added to the National Register in 1984, and a National Historic Landmark.

Hotel Arcata
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What it is

Wikipedia · Hotel Arcata

The Hotel Arcata is a National Historic Place and fully operational hotel located in Arcata, California. It was built to accommodate visitors to Arcata, California, drawn by the Humboldt State Normal School and delivered by the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. In 1920 the Redwood Highway, US 101 provided more access to Arcata.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address708 9th St., Arcata, CA
CountyHumboldt County
ListedJan 5, 1984
Reference number84000775
Built1814
ArchitectW. H. Weeks
Type of placehotel
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address708 9th St., Arcata, CA
Websitehotelarcata.com
Coordinates40.86912, -124.08589 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitRedwood National and State Parks · 35 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyEast Fork Campground – Six Rivers Nf (Ca) 20 mi · Boise Creek 23 mi · Slide Creek Campground 33 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 84000775. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.