Ruehle Building - West Miner Street-Third Street Historic District - Yreka, CA
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The Ruehle Building is located on historic Miner Street in downtown Yreka, CA.
Waymark Code: WMHA6A
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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This building is one of many contributing buildings that make up the West Miner Street-Third Street Historic District. There is a historical marker that hangs in front of the Ruehle Building on historic W Miner St. There are numerous older buildings along Miner Street that contain historical markers that relate the history of each building. This historic building's marker reads:

Ruehle Building
326 W. Miner St.

In 1852, Frederick Ruehle, the second owner of this property, built a two-story brick structure with iron shutters on the site. When Alois Wetzel became the new owner in 1866, he put in a shaving saloon and bathhouse downstairs while the Yreka Journal printing office occupied the upper floor. At one time the United State Post Office operated at this location and installed new "keyless" lock boxes. Later, space was rented for the Yreka Union newspaper, a law practice, dentist offices, and a drapery shop. The building's front has been altered significantly, but since it did not burn in the fire of 1871, the building has been home to continuous business ventures for over 145 years.

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is a good blog website which contains great stories and events of Yreka's past and all their articles have been archived.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:
326 W. Miner St. Yreka, CA 96097

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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