Kimball's Store

Kimball's Store, also known as Kimball Building, was a historic retail establishment at 500 and 504 West 5th Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The dry goods store operated at the same site from 1915 to 2002, and its two-story wood-frame building is the only commercial building to survive at its original location from the period of Anchorage's founding. The store was established by Irving L. Kimball, who had been trading in Arctic communities of Alaska since 1897, and was operated afterward by his daughter until her death in 2002.[2][3]

Kimball's Store
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
The building in 1997
Location500 and 504 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
Coordinates61°13′3″N 149°53′30″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
Built byIrving L. Kimball
NRHP reference No.86001901[1]
AHRS No.ANC-269
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1986
Designated AHRSJune 10, 1976

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Kimball's Store". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  3. "Anchorage landmark store closes after 87 years of operation". Juneau Empire. 2002-12-03. Retrieved 2014-12-23.


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