Alaska - Kenai Peninsula County
Kenai Peninsula County Alaska has 34 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 14 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Coal Village Site, St. Nicholas Chapel, Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Church and Yukon Island Main Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Kachemak, Tanaina, Eskimo, Et Al., Pacific Eskimos, Salish, Kachemak Bay Culture and Kamchatkans dating back to 999 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Kenai Peninsula County historic places including Benson, John Ben, "Benny," Jr., Nellie Neal-Lawing, Frank L. Ballaine, Charles E. Brown, Thomas W. Hawkins and Andrew Berg.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kenai Peninsula County places including Russian American Co., US Army Signal Corps, Frank Bartlett, Alexi Andreev Oskolfoff, Frank L. Baker, Victor Holm, Stanley Shaw, Billie Lawing, Gerhard Johnson and John Holm. Prominent architectural styles found in Kenai Peninsula Country are Bungalow/Craftsman.

Alaska Central Railroad: Tunnel No. 1 (added 1977 - - #77001576)
Also known as Loop District Tunnel #1
N of Seward , Seward
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Alaska Nellie's Homestead (added 1975 - - #75002159)
Mile 23, Seward Hwy. , Lawing
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Neal-Lawing,Nellie
Significant Year:
1923
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Museum, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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Ballaine House (added 1978 - - #78003429)
Also known as Frank L. Ballaine House;Neve House
437 3rd Ave. , Seward
Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Ballaine,Frank L.
Significant Year:
1905
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Berg, Andrew, Cabin (added 2000 - - #00000385)
Also known as AHRS Site No. KEN-00245
30 mi. SE of Soldotna , Soldotna
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Berg, Andrew
Significant Year:
1902
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Brown & Hawkins Store (added 1988 - - #88000710)
Also known as Brown & Hawkins Corporation;AHRS Site No. SEW-038
205, 207, 209 Fourth Ave. , Seward
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Hawkins,Thomas W., Brown,Charles E.
Significant Year:
1904
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Department Store
More Information:
Chugachik Island Site (added 1976 - - #76002279)
Also known as Indian Island
Address Restricted , Homer
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Kachemak
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (added 1970 - - #70000898)
Also known as Holy Assumption Orthodox Church
Mission and Overland Sts. , Kenai
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Law, Education, Architecture, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
More Information:
Coal Village Site (added 1978 - - #78003424)
Also known as Coal Cove;AHRS Site No. SEL-021
N of Port Graham , Port Graham
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
More Information:
Cooper Landing Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001475)
Also known as Riddiford;See Also:Homesite No. 27
AK 1 , Cooper Landing
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Education
Cultural Affiliation:
Eskimo, Tanaina
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Cooper Landing Post Office (added 1978 - - #78003425)
Also known as AHRS Site No. SEW-146
Sterling Hwy. , Cooper Landing
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Post Office
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Post Office
More Information:
Cottonwood Creek Archeological Site (added 1976 - - #76002302)
Address Restricted , Homer
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Owner:
State
Diversion Tunnel (added 1977 - - #77001577)
Also known as Flood Control Project on Lowell Creek at Seward Alaska (AHRS
At Lowell Creek , Seward
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Corps of Engineers
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Water Works
More Information:
Government Cable Office (added 1980 - - #80004574)
218 6th Ave. , Seward
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Communications
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Communications Facility, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Hirshey Mine (added 1978 - - #78003419)
Also known as Lucky Strike Lode;AHRS Site No. SEW-002
SE of Hope on Palmer Creek Rd. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
More Information:
Hoben Park (added 2006 - - #06000515)
Also known as Ladies Park; AHRS Site No. SEW-00662, Arcade Park; Nile Park
401 Railway AVe. , Seward
Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Holm, Victor, Cabin (added 1977 - - #77001573)
Also known as See Also: Holm, Victor, Homestead, AHRS Site No. KEN-038
SW of Kenai on Cohoe Rd. at Kasilof River , Kenai
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Holm, Victor, Homestead (added 2006 - - #05000032)
Also known as Victor Holm Cabin, KEN-00389
Address Restricted , Kasilof
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel (added 1978 - - #78003426)
Sterling Hwy. , Ninilchik
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Hope Historic District (added 1972 - - #72001583)
Also known as Hope City
Mile 17, Hope Rd. , Hope
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Johnson, Harry A., Trapline Cabin (added 2000 - - #00000424)
20 mi. S of Hope , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Lauritsen Cabin (added 1979 - - #79003761)
Also known as Clasby Cabin;Renner Cabin;AHRS Site No. SEW-152
N of Moose Pass off AK 1 , Moose Pass
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Lee, Jesse, Home for Children (added 1995 - - #95001146)
Also known as AHRS Site No. SEW-003
Swetmann Ave. , Seward
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Benson, John Ben, "Benny," Jr.
Significant Year:
1927, 1926
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Institutional Housing, School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Moose River Site (added 1978 - - #78003427)
Also known as AHRS Site No. KEN-043
Address Restricted , Sterling
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Tanaina, Eskimo, Et Al.
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Selenie Lagoon Archeological Site (added 1974 - - #74002321)
Address Restricted , Port Graham
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Pacific Eskimos, Kachemak
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Unknown
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Seward Depot (added 1987 - - #87000652)
Also known as Seward Station;AHRS SITE NO. SEW-001
501 Railway Ave. , Seward
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Alaska Engineering Commission
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
More Information:
Soldotna Post Office (added 2008 - - #08000904)
Also known as Lee Homestead Cabin, Alaska Heritage Resources Survey No. KEN-00239
Corner of E. Corral St. and Kenai Spur Hwy , Soldotna
Ozyglass, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
St. Nicholas Chapel (added 1980 - - #80004588)
In Seldovia , Seldovia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
St. Peter's Episcopal Church (added 1979 - - #79003762)
Also known as St. Peter's Church;M.E. Church;AHRS Site No. SEW-028
2nd Ave. and Adams St. , Seward
Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baker,Frank L.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Church (added 1980 - - #80004587)
In English Bay , English Bay
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Sunrise City Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000892)
Also known as Sunrise;Sunrise Townsite;AHRS No. SEW-820
Address Restricted , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Single Dwelling
Swetman House (added 1978 - - #78003430)
Also known as Gerhard "Stucco" Johnson House;AHRS Site No. SEW-150
325 5th Ave. , Seward
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Johnson,Gerhard
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Thorn--Stingley House (added 2001 - - #01000023)
Also known as AHRS Site No. SEL-00155
1660 E. End Rd. , Homer
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Van Gilder Hotel (added 1980 - - #80004575)
Also known as The Office Block;Van Gilder Building/Block;Renwald Hotel
307 Adams St. , Seward
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Clubhouse, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Professional
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
Yukon Island Main Site (added 1966 - - #66000955)
Address Restricted , Yukon Island
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Salish, Kachemak Bay Culture, Kamchatkans
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
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