Pythian Castle (Arcata, California)

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Pythian Castle
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The Pythian Castle was built by the Knights of Pythias
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Location1100 H St., Arcata, California
Coordinates 40°52′14.89″N124°05′11.13″W / 40.8708028°N 124.0864250°W / 40.8708028; -124.0864250
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1884-85
ArchitectGlidden, A.P.
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 86000263 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1986

The Pythian Castle is a building in Arcata, northwestern California, that was built during 1884-85 for the North Star chapter of the Knights of Pythias fraternal order. It is notable for its commercial Queen Anne style architecture which features five projecting towers: two square towers projecting from the center of the two street-fronting sides of the building, and three round towers projecting from the street-side corners. Patterned shingles covered the tower roofs in the past. The corner ones have "witch hat"-shaped tops and used to sport tall finials. The side ones once had cresting. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1] Although many of its details have changed, the building was deemed significant as the "only remaining Victorian commercial building [in Arcata] that has not lost its architectural and historic character." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Susie Van Kirk (March 17, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:". National Park Service . Retrieved October 21, 2016. with 11 photos, from 1891 to 1985