Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Alaska - Matanuska-Susitna County
Matanuska-Susitna County Alaska has 28 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bailey Colony Farm, Berry House, Herried House, Matanuska Colony Community Center and Patten Colony Farm.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Paleo-Indian, Beringian Tradition and Denali Complex dating back to 12999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Matanuska-Susitna County historic places including Bingle Bert J., Blanche Tryck, Oscar Tryck and O.G. Herning.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Matanuska-Susitna County places including David Williams, WPA, Joe Puhl, Ferber Bailey, Wasilla Mining Co., A.M. Truesdell, Cunningham-Hall Aircraft Corp., Alaska Engineering Commission, Myles Hyland and O.G. Herning. Prominent architectural styles found in Matanuska-Susitna Country are Bungalow/Craftsman.

Bailey Colony Farm (added 1991 - - #91000775)
Also known as Estelle Farm;AHRS Site No. ANC-056
3150 N. Glenn Hwy. , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bailey,Ferber, Williams,David
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Social History, Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Berry House (added 1991 - - #91000779)
Also known as National Outdoor Leadership School;AHRS Site No. ANC-202
5805 N. Farm Loop Rd. , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Williams,David, WPA
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Social History, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Campbell House (added 2013 - - #13000129)
1540 Inner Springer Loop, Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Social History, Agriculture, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Cunningham-Hall Pt-6,Nc-692W (added 1978 - - #78000531)
Also known as AHRS Site No. ANC-131
S of Palmer at Mile 40, Glen Hwy. , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Curry Lookout (added 1992 - - #92000424)
Also known as Camp Regalvista;AHRS Site No. TAL-001
Atop Curry Ridge, Mile 137.2, Parks Hwy. , Talkeetna
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
archives document
Fairview Inn (added 1982 - - #82004905)
Also known as The Fairview
Main St. , Talkeetna
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
archives document
Herried House (added 1991 - - #91000778)
Also known as Grow House;AHRS Site No. ANC-198
4400 N. Palmer--Fishook Hwy. , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Williams,David, WPA
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Social History, Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Hyland Hotel (added 1991 - - #91000774)
Also known as Everglenn hotel;AHRS Site No. ANC-485
333 W. Evergreen , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
archives document
Independence Mines (added 1974 - - #74000440)
Also known as Wasilla Mining Company;Alaska Pacific Consolidated Mining Co
W of Palmer , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Kirsch's Place (added 1998 - - #97001631)
Also known as Firewood Station Lodge;AHRS Site No. TAL-065
Mi. 1.5 Sunshine Rd., or mi. 215.3 Alaska Railroad , Talkeetna
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Secondary Structure
More Information:
archives document
Knik Site (added 1973 - - #73000379)
About 15 mi. SW of Wasilla, Knik Rd. , Wasilla
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Secondary Structure
More Information:
archives document
Long Lake Archeological Site (added 1976 - - #76002304)
Also known as AHRS ANC-017
Address Restricted , Glenn Highway
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Matanuska Colony Community Center (added 1991 - - #91000773)
Also known as Palmer Historic District;AHRS Site No. ANC-750;See Also:Palm
Roughly bounded by S. Colony, E. Firewood, S. Eklutua, E. Elmwood, S. Denali and a line N of properties on E. Dahlia , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Williams,David, WPA
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
More Information:
archives document
Palmer Depot (added 1978 - - #78000530)
Also known as Palmer Station;Palmer Depot and Warehouse
AK 1 , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Warehouse
More Information:
archives document
Patten Colony Farm (added 1991 - - #91000776)
Also known as AHRS Site No. ANC-472
Mi. 39.9 Glenn Hwy., across from State Fairground , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Williams,David, WPA
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Social History, Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Puhl House (added 1991 - - #91000777)
Also known as Bacon House;AHRS Site No. ANC-197
13151 E. Scott Rd. , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Puhl,Joe
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Social History, Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Rebarchek, Raymond, Colony Farm (added 1978 - - #78000532)
Also known as AHRS Site No. ANC-134
S of Palmer off Glenn Hwy. , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church (added 1983 - - #83004693)
E. Fireweed Ave. , Palmer
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Owner:
Private
Talkeetna Airstrip (added 2002 - - #02000814)
Also known as Talkeetna Village Airstrip
Roughly fron First St. S down D St. to the Susitna R. , Talkeetna
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Air-Related
More Information:
archives document
Talkeetna Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000321)
Also known as AHRS Site No. TAL-033;See Also:Fairview Inn
Roughly bounded by C, First, D and Front Sts. , Talkeetna
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Tangle Lakes Archeological District (Boundary Decrease) (added 1993 - - #93000713)
Also known as XMH-201;GUL-097
Address Restricted , Glennallen
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Paleo-Indian, Beringian Tradition, Denali Complex
Period of Significance:
9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 11000-12999 BC, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Processing, Processing Site, Trade (Archeology), Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Business, Fishing Facility Or Site, Hotel, Outdoor Recreation, Restaurant
Teeland's Country Store (added 1978 - - #78000533)
Also known as Herning's;Knik Trading Post;AHRS Site No. ANC-114
Mile 42 George Parks Hwy. and Knik Rd. , Wasilla
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Herning,O.G.
Significant Year:
1917
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Tryck, Blanche and Oscar, House (added 2004 - - #04000968)
Also known as AHRS Site No. ANC-00764
North Knik St., bet. the Parks Hwy/Alaska RR and E. Herning Ave. , Wasilla
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Tryck, Oscar, Tryck, Blanche
Significant Year:
1917
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
United Protestant Church (added 1980 - - #80000757)
Also known as The Church of a Thousand Trees;AHRS Site No. ANC-248
S. Denali and Elmwood Sts. , Palmer
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bingle,Rev. Bert J., Jacobs,Leo B.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Bingle,Rev. Bert J.
Significant Year:
1937, 1935
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure
More Information:
archives document
Wasilla Community Hall (added 1982 - - #82002072)
Also known as AHRS Site No. ANC-135;Wasilla Museum
215 Main St. , Wasilla
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Wasilla Depot (added 1977 - - #77000218)
Also known as AHRS Site No. ANC-088
Parks Highway and Knik Rd. , Wasilla
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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:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
More Information:
archives document
Wasilla Elementary School (added 1980 - - #80000758)
Also known as AHRS Site No. ANC-110
Off AK 3 , Wasilla
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Whitney Section House (added 2004 - - #04001106)
Also known as AHRS Site No. ANC-00044, Whitney Station
3400 W. Neuser Dr. , Wasilla
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
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