House of Wickersham (Juneau, Alaska)

The House of Wickersham, also known as the Wickersham State Historic Site, is a historic house at 213 7th Street in the Chicken Ridge area of Juneau, Alaska. It is a historic house museum operated by the state of Alaska, memorializing the life of James Wickersham (1857-1939), an influential political leader in Alaska in the early 20th century. The house, a 2-1/2 story frame structure, was built in 1899 by Frank Hammond, owner of a mining company. It was purchased by Wickersham in 1928 and remained his home until his death. The house has been operated, informally at first by Wickersham's niece, as a museum since 1958.[2] The house was purchased by the state in 1984.

House of Wickersham
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location213 Seventh Street, Juneau, Alaska
Coordinates58°18′13″N 134°24′41″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built byFrank Hammond
Part ofChicken Ridge Historic District (ID95000420)
NRHP reference No.76000360[1]
AHRS No.JUN-021
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1976
Designated CPOctober 12, 1995
Designated AHRSJuly, 1972

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976[1] and was included as a contributing property to Chicken Ridge Historic District in 1995.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Wickersham House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  3. "NRHP nomination for Chicken Ridge Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 19, 2017.

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