Twin Glacier Camp

The Twin Glacier Camp, also known as the Twin Glacier Lodge and now Taku Glacier Lodge, is a historic wilderness recreation complex in Juneau Borough, Alaska. It is located on the southern banks of the Taku River, about 30 miles (48 km) from the city of Juneau.

Twin Glacier Camp
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
LocationOn southern banks of Taku River, 30 miles (48 km) from Juneau
Nearest cityJuneau, Alaska
Coordinates58°29′26″N 133°56′28″W
Area11.99 acres (4.85 ha)
Built1923 (1923)
Built byTaku River Trading Company
Architectural styleLog cabin
NRHP reference No.88000556[1]
AHRS No.XTR-017
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1988

The camp consists of thirteen buildings on 12 acres (4.9 ha), about half of which were built in the first ten years of the camp's existence. The main lodge house is a log and stone structure measuring 40 by 20 feet (12.2 m × 6.1 m).

It is one of the few surviving camps (out of what was once a large number) established in Alaska during the 1920s.[2]

The camp, comprising 7 contributing buildings, was listed as an historical district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Twin Glacier Camp". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-10.


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