Pythian Castle
A landmark on H St, in the middle of things: 366 places within a five-minute walk. One of 17 history & landmarks in Arcata.















On the National Register since 1986

Pythian Castle
Pythian Castle was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 20, 1986. It is significant for its architecture and social history at the local level. Its architecture is described as Queen Anne.
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-si…
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1101 H St #3
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