The building is a replica of an earlier structure originally located in San Francisco . Murphy House was constructed as a large home in 1884 by the builder architects Samuel and Joseph Cather Newsom . These 19th-century Victorian architects also built the Carson Mansion at virtually the same time in Eureka . However , the Murphy home was completely destroyed by the fire resulting from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Mark Carter found the blueprints for the home in an antique store and rebuilt the structure but in Eureka . The building was originally intended to be a private residence but , due to construction cost overruns , it was opened as a bed and breakfast to recoup the losses
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Carter House Inn