List of the oldest buildings in Alaska
This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Alaska, including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Alaska. Only buildings built prior to 1880 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.
In order to qualify for the list, a structure must:
- be a recognizable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy);
- incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height and/or be a listed building.
This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.
List of oldest buildings
Building | Image | Location | First built | Use | Notes |
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Russian-American Magazin | Kodiak, Alaska | 1810 | storage facility | Oldest building in Alaska[1] | |
Church of the Holy Ascension | Unalaska, Alaska | 1826 | Church | Earliest surviving Russian church in Alaska | |
Russian Bishop's House | Sitka, Alaska | 1841-1843 | Church | Early Russian architecture | |
Russian-American Building No. 29 | Sitka, Alaska | 1867 | Commercial | Only Russian commercial building surviving in Sitka | |
J. M. Davis House | Juneau, Alaska | 1894 | Residence | Possibly oldest house in Juneau | |
Oscar Gill House | Anchorage, Alaska | 1913 | Residence | Possibly oldest house in Anchorage; Moved several times. | |
Wendler Building | Anchorage, Alaska | 1915 | Commercial | Oldest commercial building in Anchorage. |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Alaska
- History of Alaska
- Oldest buildings in the United States
References
- ^ Official website of Kodiak History Museum https://kodiakhistorymuseum.org