Wickersham House (Fairbanks, Alaska)

The Wickersham House is a historic house museum at Pioneer Park ("Alaskaland") in Fairbanks, Alaska. The single-story wood frame house was built in 1904 for James Wickersham, one of the dominant political figures of early 20th-century Alaskan history. It was the first frame house (and at three rooms the largest) built in Fairbanks, and the first to feature a wooden sidewalk, picket fence, and grass lawn. The house was the first designated state landmark, designated by Governor Walter J. Hickel in May 1966. The house was rescued from demolition by the Fairbanks chapter of the Pioneers of Alaska, and moved from its original site at First and Noble Streets to the newly formed Alaskaland park in 1967.[2] It is now a museum operated by the Tanana-Yukon Historical Society.

Wickersham House
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
LocationPioneer Park, Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates64°50′19″N 147°46′17″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
NRHP reference No.79003757[1]
AHRS No.FAI-139
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1979
Designated AHRSJune 30, 1974

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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 2015-03-22.


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