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

Ketchikan Gateway County Alaska (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Guard Island Lighthouse and Saxman Totem Park, Stedman--Thomas Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Ketchikan Gateway County places including J.T. Elliot. Prominent architectural styles found in Ketchikan Gateway Country are Chicago, Colonial Revival and Moderne.

Downtown Ketchikan Historic District (added 2017 - - #16000467)

Front, Main, Mission, Dock and Mill Streets, Ketchikan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Chicago, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1949 AD

Guard Island Lighthouse (added 2004 - - #03001378)

Also known as Guard Island Light Station, KET-025

Guard Islands in the Clarence Strait at the N end of Tongass Narrow, 9.6 mi. NW of Ketchikan , Ketchikan

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Elliot, J.T.

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Maritime History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

Saxman Totem Park (added 1979 - - #79003758)

Also known as AHRS Site No. KET-060

S. Tongass Hwy. , Saxman

Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Area of Significance:

Art

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Stedman--Thomas Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000062)

Also known as Indian Town;AHRS Site No. KET-341

Stedman, Thomas, Inman, Brown, and Tatsudu Sts. , Ketchikan

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Pacific-Islander, Asian, Commerce, Native American

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store