W.P. Mills House

The W.P. Mills House, also known as Cushing House, Longenbaugh House and Island House, is a historic house at 1 Maksoutoff Street in Sitka, Alaska. It occupies a prominent site in Sitka, located on a small island in the harbor at the end of a 400-foot (120 m) causeway. The house is located on the site where, during the Russian period in the early nineteenth century, a salt-making operation was located. In 1915, W. P. Mills, son of one of the former American owners of the saltery after the Alaska Purchase, hired Seattle-based architect Louis L. Mendal to design a house to stand on the old saltery's foundation. The design, which used the foundation as well as the massive wooden door of the saltery, adapted the foundation to provide a sheltered and private courtyard space, and to take advantage of the expansive views available.[2]

For the Mills House on Seward Street, see Mills House (Sitka, Alaska).
W. P. Mills House
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location1 Maksoutoff Street, Sitka, Alaska
Coordinates57°02′54″N 135°20′00″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1916 (1916)
Built byTim Demedoff
ArchitectLouis L. Mendal
NRHP reference No.77000226[1]
AHRS No.SIT-025
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1977
Designated AHRSOctober 27, 1972

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for W.P. Mills House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
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