200, 202 W. Miner St. - West Miner Street-Third Street Historic District - Yreka, CA
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N 41° 43.907 W 122° 38.179
10T E 530246 N 4620060
The Baldwin Block is located on the corner of Broadway and Miner Streets in downtown Yreka, CA
Waymark Code: WMHA4B
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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These buildings are part many contributing buildings that make up the West Miner Street-Third Street Historic District. There is a historical marker that hangs in front of 200 & 202 W. Miner St. on what's known as the Baldwin Block. There are numerous older buildings along Miner Street that contain historical markers that relate the history of each building, a few mentioning Yreka's great fire of 1871. This historic building's marker reads:

200, 202 W. Miner St.

When the Baldwin Block was completed in 1882 by Jennie B. Nichols, it was immediately sold and rented to a number of dissimilar businesses including a dry goods store, and a beer hall and restaurant. After 1900, this section provided a suitable location for an automobile dealership with the salesroom on the main floor and car repair in the basement. In the late 1920s, after two fires in the building, a firewall was put up dividing the large interior into two store spaces. Again, a diverse array of businesses opened and closed through the years, giving the structure a rich history in merchandising.

Yreka has a few websites devoted to preserving its rich history. Siskiyouhistory.org is a good place to start and breaks up the town's history into groups of years. Yrekapreservation.org contains some nice pictures of original homes and commercial buildings from yesteryear. Finally, Yrekahistory.blogspot.com is a good blog website which contains great stories and events of Yreka's past and all their articles have been archived.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): West Miner Street-Third Street Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

Address:
200, 202 W. Miner St. Yreka, CA 96079

How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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