National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

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Location of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in Alaska.

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]

There are 32 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the borough, including 3 National Historic Landmarks.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 22, 2024.[2]

Current listings[edit]

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Chatanika Gold Camp
Chatanika Gold Camp
Chatanika Gold Camp
October 16, 1979
(#79003753)
Mile 27¾ on the Steese Highway
65°06′42″N 147°28′49″W / 65.11161°N 147.48029°W / 65.11161; -147.48029 (Chatanika Gold Camp)
Chatanika
2 Chena Pump House
Chena Pump House
Chena Pump House
March 17, 1982
(#82004900)
796 Chena Pump Road
64°49′53″N 147°53′05″W / 64.831389°N 147.884722°W / 64.831389; -147.884722 (Chena Pump House)
Fairbanks
3 Chugwater Site November 23, 1979
(#79003754)
On Moose Creek Bluff, 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Fairbanks[6]
64°41′30″N 147°13′05″W / 64.6917°N 147.2181°W / 64.6917; -147.2181 (Chugwater Site)
North Pole
4 Old City Hall
Old City Hall
Old City Hall
May 30, 2002
(#02000561)
410 Cushman Street
64°50′30″N 147°43′15″W / 64.84179°N 147.72094°W / 64.84179; -147.72094 (Old City Hall)
Fairbanks
5 Clay Street Cemetery
Clay Street Cemetery
Clay Street Cemetery
October 25, 1982
(#82001619)
7th Avenue and Clay Street
64°50′30″N 147°42′27″W / 64.84155°N 147.70746°W / 64.84155; -147.70746 (Clay Street Cemetery)
Fairbanks
6 Constitution Hall
Constitution Hall
Constitution Hall
November 3, 2005
(#05001196)
University of Alaska Fairbanks campus
64°51′27″N 147°49′19″W / 64.85738°N 147.82184°W / 64.85738; -147.82184 (Constitution Hall)
Fairbanks
7 Mary Lee Davis House
Mary Lee Davis House
Mary Lee Davis House
September 30, 1982
(#82004901)
410 Cowles Street
64°50′36″N 147°43′52″W / 64.84325°N 147.73101°W / 64.84325; -147.73101 (Mary Lee Davis House)
Fairbanks
8 Discovery Claim on Pedro Creek
Discovery Claim on Pedro Creek
Discovery Claim on Pedro Creek
May 13, 1992
(#92000498)
Mile 16.5 on the Steese Highway
65°00′32″N 147°29′51″W / 65.00891°N 147.49737°W / 65.00891; -147.49737 (Discovery Claim on Pedro Creek)
Fairbanks
9 Ester Camp Historic District
Ester Camp Historic District
Ester Camp Historic District
May 6, 1987
(#87000703)
Off Alaska Route 3
64°50′48″N 148°01′10″W / 64.84662°N 148.01943°W / 64.84662; -148.01943 (Ester Camp Historic District)
Ester
10 F.E. Company Housing
F.E. Company Housing
F.E. Company Housing
May 9, 1997
(#97000400)
505, 507, 521, and 523 Illinois Street
64°51′02″N 147°43′06″W / 64.85068°N 147.71835°W / 64.85068; -147.71835 (F.E. Company Housing)
Fairbanks
11 F.E. Company Machine Shop
F.E. Company Machine Shop
F.E. Company Machine Shop
October 12, 1995
(#95001164)
behind 612 Illinois Street
64°51′07″N 147°43′20″W / 64.85195°N 147.72218°W / 64.85195; -147.72218 (F.E. Company Machine Shop)
Fairbanks
12 F.E. Company Manager's House
F.E. Company Manager's House
F.E. Company Manager's House
February 16, 1996
(#96000095)
757 Illinois Street
64°51′11″N 147°42′58″W / 64.85292°N 147.71608°W / 64.85292; -147.71608 (F.E. Company Manager's House)
Fairbanks
13 F.E. Company Dredge No. 2 June 30, 1999
(#99000763)
Fish Creek
65°02′35″N 147°05′37″W / 65.04295°N 147.09353°W / 65.04295; -147.09353 (F.E. Company Dredge No. 2)
Fairbanks
14 F.E. Company Gold Dredge No. 5 March 18, 2004
(#04000186)
Upper Dome Creek
65°01′47″N 147°34′35″W / 65.0296°N 147.57637°W / 65.0296; -147.57637 (F.E. Company Gold Dredge No. 5)
Fairbanks Scrapped c. 2012.
15 Federal Building
Federal Building
Federal Building
August 2, 1978
(#78003422)
250 Cushman Street
64°50′35″N 147°43′17″W / 64.84293°N 147.72145°W / 64.84293; -147.72145 (Federal Building)
Fairbanks
16 Goldstream Dredge No. 8
Goldstream Dredge No. 8
Goldstream Dredge No. 8
February 28, 1984
(#84000637)
1755 Old Steese Highway North
64°56′14″N 147°39′28″W / 64.93718°N 147.65766°W / 64.93718; -147.65766 (Goldstream Dredge No. 8)
Fairbanks
17 Gould Cabin August 12, 2021
(#100006828)
105 Dunkel St.
64°50′45″N 147°42′48″W / 64.8458°N 147.7134°W / 64.8458; -147.7134 (Gould Cabin)
Fairbanks
18 Harding Railroad Car
Harding Railroad Car
Harding Railroad Car
April 6, 1978
(#78003423)
Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way
64°50′17″N 147°46′20″W / 64.83807°N 147.77223°W / 64.83807; -147.77223 (Harding Railroad Car)
Fairbanks Pullman passenger-observation car Denali (Alaska Railroad No. X-336)
19 Hinckley-Creamer Dairy
Hinckley-Creamer Dairy
Hinckley-Creamer Dairy
April 13, 1977
(#77001572)
At end of Creamer Lane, in Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
64°51′51″N 147°44′16″W / 64.86418°N 147.73766°W / 64.86418; -147.73766 (Hinckley-Creamer Dairy)
Fairbanks
20 Illinois Street Historic District
Illinois Street Historic District
Illinois Street Historic District
September 14, 2001
(#01000966)
300-700 Illinois Street
64°50′59″N 147°43′12″W / 64.8496°N 147.71987°W / 64.8496; -147.71987 (Illinois Street Historic District)
Fairbanks
21 Immaculate Conception Church
Immaculate Conception Church
Immaculate Conception Church
April 3, 1976
(#76002278)
115 North Cushman Street
64°50′43″N 147°43′18″W / 64.84526°N 147.72173°W / 64.84526; -147.72173 (Immaculate Conception Church)
Fairbanks
22 Falcon Joslin House
Falcon Joslin House
Falcon Joslin House
April 29, 1980
(#80004567)
413 Cowles Street
64°50′35″N 147°43′49″W / 64.84296°N 147.73034°W / 64.84296; -147.73034 (Falcon Joslin House)
Fairbanks
23 Lacey Street Theatre
Lacey Street Theatre
Lacey Street Theatre
June 14, 1990
(#90000878)
504 Second Avenue
64°50′38″N 147°43′04″W / 64.84383°N 147.71789°W / 64.84383; -147.71789 (Lacey Street Theatre)
Fairbanks
24 Ladd Field
Ladd Field
Ladd Field
February 4, 1985
(#85002730)
Fort Wainwright
64°49′54″N 147°36′58″W / 64.83179°N 147.61601°W / 64.83179; -147.61601 (Ladd Field)
Fairbanks
25 Main School
Main School
Main School
September 27, 1990
(#90001472)
800 Cushman Street
64°50′23″N 147°43′16″W / 64.83966°N 147.72113°W / 64.83966; -147.72113 (Main School)
Fairbanks Now Fairbanks City Hall.
26 Nenana (steamer)
Nenana (steamer)
Nenana (steamer)
June 27, 1972
(#72001581)
Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way
64°50′19″N 147°46′20″W / 64.8386°N 147.77236°W / 64.8386; -147.77236 (Nenana (steamer))
Fairbanks
27 Oddfellows Hall
Oddfellows Hall
Oddfellows Hall
June 3, 1980
(#80004569)
825 First Avenue
64°50′40″N 147°43′39″W / 64.8444°N 147.72748°W / 64.8444; -147.72748 (Oddfellows Hall)
Fairbanks
28 Rainey's Cabin
Rainey's Cabin
Rainey's Cabin
November 20, 1975
(#75002158)
University of Alaska campus
64°51′32″N 147°49′54″W / 64.85894°N 147.8318°W / 64.85894; -147.8318 (Rainey's Cabin)
College
29 Rose Building
Rose Building
Rose Building
May 11, 1992
(#92000444)
Illinois and Church Streets
64°50′47″N 147°43′20″W / 64.84627°N 147.72224°W / 64.84627; -147.72224 (Rose Building)
Fairbanks Building demolished in 1998, before the start of urban improvements to Illinois Street; mitigation for the removal of the building was used to restore other historical properties in Fairbanks.[7][8]

AHRS# FAI-280[9]

30 St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
February 12, 2016
(#16000001)
1029 First Avenue
64°50′45″N 147°43′51″W / 64.84576°N 147.73082°W / 64.84576; -147.73082 (St. Matthew's Episcopal Church)
Fairbanks AHRS# FAI-00110[10]
31 George C. Thomas Memorial Library
George C. Thomas Memorial Library
George C. Thomas Memorial Library
February 23, 1972
(#72001542)
901 First Avenue
64°50′41″N 147°43′41″W / 64.84463°N 147.72809°W / 64.84463; -147.72809 (George C. Thomas Memorial Library)
Fairbanks
32 Wickersham House
Wickersham House
Wickersham House
April 27, 1979
(#79003757)
Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way
64°50′19″N 147°46′17″W / 64.83851°N 147.7714°W / 64.83851; -147.7714 (Wickersham House)
Fairbanks

Former listings[edit]

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple
June 3, 1980
(#80004568)
August 16, 2018 809 First Avenue
64°50′39″N 147°43′36″W / 64.84407°N 147.72666°W / 64.84407; -147.72666 (Masonic Temple)
Fairbanks Roof collapsed on March 17, 2018, and the remainder was demolished the next day.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ Location derived from Lively, Ralph. "Chugwater" in American Beginnings: The Prehistory and Palaeoecology of Beringia, Frank Hadleigh West, ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1996, 308. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted".
  7. ^ US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and State of Alaska (April 27, 2005). "Illinois Street Reconstruction Project - Environmental Assessment" (PDF). Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "Historic Rose building disappears from corner" was published in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner on September 13, 1998 on page B1.
  9. ^ "NRHP nomination for Rose Building". National Park Service. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Commission on Historic Preservation - Special Meeting Agenda" (PDF). December 1, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2017.