The Hotel Arcata is a
National Historic Place
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
and fully operational hotel located in
Arcata, California
Arcata (; Wiyot language, Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok language, Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay (United States), Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, Humboldt County, Californ ...
. It was built to accommodate visitors to
Arcata, California
Arcata (; Wiyot language, Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok language, Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay (United States), Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, Humboldt County, Californ ...
, drawn by the Humboldt State Normal School (now
Humboldt State University
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt also known as Cal Poly Humboldt, Humboldt or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California or California State Polytechnic Universi ...
) and delivered by the
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
The Northwestern Pacific Railroad is a regional shortline railroad utilizing a stretch of the 271 mile mainline between Schellville and Windsor with freight and Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) commuter trains. Formerly, it was a regi ...
. In 1920 the
Redwood Highway, US 101 provided more access to Arcata.
The hotel was renovated in the 1980s and was acquired by the
Big Lagoon Rancheria
The Big Lagoon Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Yurok and Tolowa Indians. They are located in Humboldt County, California, and their tribal headquarters is in Arcata, California.
Government
The tribe was first recognized by the US fed ...
, becoming the first off-reservation Native American-owned hotel in California.
See also
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Eureka Inn
The Eureka Inn in Eureka, California is a four-story, 104-room Elizabethan Tudor Revival architectural style hotel, which opened in 1922. In February 1982, the structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2004, the inn w ...
: another nearby historic hotel
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References
External links
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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Hotel buildings completed in 1914
Arcata, California
W. H. Weeks buildings
Arcata Hotel
Buildings and structures in Arcata, California
National Register of Historic Places in Humboldt County, California
1914 establishments in California
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