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

Sitka County Alaska has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 10 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, American Flag Raising Site, Cable House and Station, Emmons House and Old Sitka Site.

Several famous people are associated with these Sitka County historic places including Lt. George Thornton Emmons and Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sitka County places including Mr. Calsen, Seabees, Ioann Veniaminoff, Russian American Co., H.L. Duhring Jr., Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe, Clyde A. Maclaren, Gove & Bell Heath, John W. Dudley and Alonzo Victor Lewis. Prominent architectural styles found in Sitka Country are Art Deco, Modern Movement and Moderne.

Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall (added 1972 - - #72000192)

Also known as Sitka Camp No. 1

Katlean St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Native American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, Clubhouse

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Clubhouse

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American Flag Raising Site (added 1966 - - #66000162)

Also known as Baranov Castle;Castle Hill;AHRS Site Sit 002

Castle Hill , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1800-1824

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Park

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Cable House and Station (added 1979 - - #79000412)

Also known as AHRS Site No. SIT-212;Communications Center and Quarters

Lincoln St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Communications

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Communications Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Communications Facility

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Emmons House (added 1977 - - #77000224)

Also known as AHRS Site No. SIT-03C

601 Lincoln St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Emmons,Lt. George Thornton

Significant Year:

1895

Area of Significance:

Science

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Government School (added 1986 - - #77000225)

Also known as Sitka Community College Building,Indian Public School;AHRS S

Katlian Way , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hanlon--Osbakken House (added 1992 - - #92000404)

Also known as Osbakken House;AHRS Site No. SIT-191

419 Lincoln St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sherigan,William Basil

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Mills House (added 1978 - - #78000536)

Also known as AHRS Site No. SIT-189;May Mills House;Rose Hill

315 Seward St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Maclaren,Clyde A.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Mills, W. P., House (added 1977 - - #77000226)

Also known as AHRS Site No. SIT-025;Cushing House;Longenbaugh House;Island

1 Maksoutoff St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Demedoff,Tim, Mendal,Louis L.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Murray Apartments and Cottages (added 1992 - - #92000402)

Also known as Murray Flats;Baranof Apartments;200 Seward Cottage and 204 S

200, 204 and 206 Seward , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

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Old Sitka Site (added 1966 - - #66000166)

Also known as Redoubt St. Archangel Michael Site;AHRS SITE SIT 006

6 mi. N (9.6 km) of Sitka on Starrigavan Bay , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Military Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

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Russian Bishop's House (added 1966 - - #66000025)

Also known as Russian Mission Orphanage

Lincoln and Monastery Sts. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Engineering, Religion, Exploration/Settlement, Education

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

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Russian-American Building No. 29 (added 1987 - - #87001282)

Also known as Tilson Building;Building No. 29, Sitka

202--204 Lincoln St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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See House (added 1978 - - #78000537)

Also known as AHRS Site No. SIT-195

611 Lincoln St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Rowe,Bishop Peter Trimble

Significant Year:

1905

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Church School, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence

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Sheldon Jackson School (added 1972 - - #72000193)

Lincoln St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Museum

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Sitka National Cemetery (added 2012 - - #12000057)

803 Sawmill Creek Rd., Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1975-2000, 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

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Sitka National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000164)

Also known as See Also:Russian Bishop's House

106 Metlakatla St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Veniaminoff,Ioann

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Military Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Sitka Naval Operating Base and US Army Coastal Defenses (added 1986 - - #86003559)

Also known as Sitka;the Causeway;Mt. Edgecumbe School

Japonski Island , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Air Facility, Naval Facility

Current Function:

Government

More Information:

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Sitka Pioneers' Home (added 1979 - - #79000413)

Also known as AHRS Site No. SIT-097;Sitka Pioneers' Home

Katkian Ave. and Lincoln St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lewis,Alonzo Victor, Heath,Gove & Bell

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Sanatorium, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Sanatorium, Single Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

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Sitka US Post Office and Court House (added 1997 - - #97001584)

Also known as Sitka Post Office;Sitka City Hall;AHRS Site No. SIT-313

100 Lincoln St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

More Information:

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St. Michael's Cathedral (added 1966 - - #66000165)

Lincoln and Maksoutoff District, , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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St. Peter's Church (added 1978 - - #78000538)

Also known as AHRS Site No. SIT-029;St. Peter's by the Sea;St. Peter's Epi

611 Lincoln St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dudley,John W., Duhring,H.L.,Jr.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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US Coast Guard and Geodetic Survey Seismological and Geomagnetic House (added 1986 - - #86003234)

Also known as Forest Service House

210 Seward St. , Sitka

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Science, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Research Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

More Information:

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