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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
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

References

  1. ^ Official website of Kodiak History Museum https://kodiakhistorymuseum.org