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

Matanuska-Susitna County Alaska (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance. Significant places include Bailey Colony Farm, Matanuska Colony Community Center, Patten Colony Farm and Tangle Lakes Archeological District (Boundary Decrease) and Bailey Colony Farm.

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

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Matanuska-Susitna County places including David Williams, WPA and Ferber Bailey. Prominent architectural styles found in Matanuska-Susitna Country are .

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

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

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

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

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