Chief Son-I-Hat's Whale House and Totems Historic District

The Chief Son-I-Hat's Whale House and Totems Historic District, also known as the New Kasaan Totem Pole Park, is a historic district encompassing the relocated remnants of Old Kasaan, a historic village of the Haida people in Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska. Now located in new Kasaan, the property includes the c. 1880 clan house of Chief Son-I-Hat, the Haida leader who oversaw the relocation of the people from Old to New Kasaan, and a totem pole he moved. In the 1930s, crews from the Civilian Conservation Corps relocated and/or replicated additional totem poles at the house site, restored the house, constructed a small park, and cut a trail from the center of new Kasaan to the park and adjacent cemeteries.[2]

Chief Son-I-Hat's Whale House and Totems Historic District
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Old photo showing the abandoned Old Kasaan early in the 20th century
LocationAbout 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of Kasaan, along Totem Park Trail
Nearest cityKasaan
Coordinates55°32′28″N 132°25′08″W
Area7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built1904 (1904)
NRHP reference No.02000627[1]
AHRS No.CRG-00018
Added to NRHPJune 11, 2002

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Chief Son-I-Hat's Whale House and Totems Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-15.


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