Humboldt County Historical Society, Eureka

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The Humboldt County Historical Society is a regional historical society, primarily focused on the history of Humboldt County, California. Offices, bookstore, collections, and research staff are located in Eureka. ()

Coordinates: 40°47'60"N, 124°9'47"W

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Eureka CityEureka United States

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Humboldt County Historical Society – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Town Eureka, HSU First Street Gallery, Clarke Historical Museum, Eureka Theater.

0.4 miNW
Square
Old Town Eureka, Eureka
10 min walk • Old Town Eureka in Eureka, California, is a historic district listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. It is an 350-acre area containing 154 buildings mostly from the Victorian era.
0.4 miNW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
HSU First Street Gallery, Eureka
11 min walk • HSU First Street Gallery was a contemporary, fine arts gallery located in the E. Janssen Building at 422 1st Street in the historic Old Town district of Eureka, California.
~1550 ftNW
Museum, History museum
Clarke Historical Museum, Eureka
8 min walk • The Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka, California contains the area's premier collection of California North Coast regional and cultural history.
~620 ftNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Eureka Theater, Eureka
4 min walk • The Eureka Theater is an Art Moderne–style cinema built in 1939 in Eureka, California. The movie theater was initially proposed in 1937 as part of a larger development that would include a five-story, 162-room hotel, which was soon scaled back to the theater with flanking commercial spaces. Built by theater magnate George M.
~350 ftNW
Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka
2 min walk • The Humboldt Arts Council is the official Humboldt County, California, USA arts council, and is located in the Morris Graves Museum of Art.
0.5 miNE
Architecture, Vernacular architecture
Carson Mansion, Eureka
12 min walk • The Carson Mansion is a large Victorian house located in Old Town, Eureka, California.
~1100 ftNW
40°48'9"N • 124°9'54"W
Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, Eureka
6 min walk • Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
0.6 miNE
40°48'24"N • 124°9'25"W
Halvorsen Park, Eureka
15 min walk • Park
0.4 miNW
Museum, Art gallery
E. Janssen Building, Eureka
10 min walk • The E. Janssen Building at 422 First Street, Eureka, California, is a two-story Italianate commercial building. It was built in 1875 to be a hardware and general merchandise store.
1 miNE
40°48'28"N • 124°8'49"W
Blue Ox Millworks, Eureka
26 min walk • Park, Museum, Factory tours
0.9 miN
Island
Tuluwat Island, Eureka
24 min walk • Tuluwat Island is located on Humboldt Bay within the city of Eureka, California. The 1860 Wiyot Massacre was perpetrated in the village of Tolowot or Tuluwat on this island. A National Historic Landmark encompasses the midden at Gunther Island Site 67.

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Nearby attractions include Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka (2 min walk), Carnegie Free Library, Eureka (2 min walk), Eureka Theater, Eureka (4 min walk), Arkley Center for the Performing Arts, Eureka (6 min walk).