National Register of Historic Places - Alaska (AK), Nome County

Nome County Alaska (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cape Nome Mining District Discovery Sites, Wales Sites and Fairhaven Ditch, Council City and Solomon River Railroad.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Birnirk and Thule dating back to 500.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Nome County places including C.L. Morris, Fairhaven Water Co. and Matthia Nace Forney. Prominent architectural styles found in Nome Country are .

Cape Nome Mining District Discovery Sites (added 1978 - - #78000535)

Also known as AHRS Site Nos. NOM 021,038,039;See Also:Anvil Creek Gold Dis

Address unknown , Nome

Soerfm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Processing Site

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Processing Site

Council City and Solomon River Railroad (added 2001 - - #01000109)

Also known as North Star Line, Last Train to Nowhere

Mile 31, Nome-Council Hwy , Solomon

Cropbot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Fairhaven Ditch (added 1987 - - #87001579)

Address Restricted , Deering

Magicpiano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Fairhaven Water Co., Morris,C.L.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Water Works

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Wales Sites (added 1966 - - #66000161)

Also known as Wales Complex

Address Restricted , Wales

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Birnirk, Thule

Period of Significance:

1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater