National Register of Historic Places listings in Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska

Location of the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in Alaska

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, 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 a Google map.

There are 28 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the census area, including 3 National Historic Landmarks. Another property was once listed but has been removed.

          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 31, 2024.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bering Expedition Landing Site	Bering Expedition Landing Site	July 20, 1977 (#77001542)	South of Katalla on Kayak Island 59°53′40″N 144°29′08″W	Katalla
2	Bremner Historic Mining District	Bremner Historic Mining District	June 15, 2000 (#00000659)	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve 61°01′28″N 143°26′24″W	Chitina	part of the Mineral Development in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska MPS
3	Cape Hinchinbrook Light Station	Cape Hinchinbrook Light Station	July 29, 2005 (#05000728)	Southwestern corner of Hinchinbrook Island on the eastern side of the Hinchinbrook Entrance of Prince William Sound 60°02′25″N 146°38′46″W	Cordova	part of the Light Stations of the United States MPS
4	Cape St. Elias Lighthouse	Cape St. Elias Lighthouse	December 18, 1975 (#75002157)	South of Katalla on Kayak Island 59°48′27″N 144°36′40″W	Katalla
5	Chilkat Oil Company Refinery Site		September 6, 1974 (#74002320)	Katalla Rd. 60°11′19″N 144°27′00″W	Katalla
6	Chisana Historic Mining Landscape	Chisana Historic Mining Landscape	November 29, 1985 (#85002999)	Extending west 0.25 miles (0.40 km) from the southeastern end of Chisana Airstrip and parallel to Johnson Creek 62°03′57″N 142°02′34″W	Chisana	Expanded and renamed in 1998
7	Chistochina Trading Post		June 13, 1997 (#97000553)	Junction of the Glenn Highway and the Tok Cutoff 62°34′07″N 144°40′59″W	Gakona
8	Chitina Tin Shop	Chitina Tin Shop	June 11, 1979 (#79003763)	Main St. 61°31′03″N 144°26′23″W	Chitina
9	Copper River and Northwestern Railway	Copper River and Northwestern Railway	April 24, 1973 (#73002275)	Beginning at Chitina and following the Copper River to the Tasnuna River 61°17′34″N 144°42′48″W	Chitina
10	Copper River and Northwestern Railway Bunkhouse and Messhouse		December 5, 2002 (#02001460)	3rd St. 61°30′58″N 144°26′02″W	Chitina
11	Cordova Post Office and Courthouse	Cordova Post Office and Courthouse	August 2, 1977 (#77001571)	2nd St. 60°32′42″N 145°45′18″W	Cordova
12	Dakah De'nin's Village Site		April 9, 1979 (#79003764)	Address Restricted	Chitina
13	Gakona Historic District	Gakona Historic District	February 2, 2001 (#01000024)	Mile 2 on the Tok Cutoff-Glenn Highway 62°18′10″N 145°18′12″W	Gakona
14	Gakona Roadhouse	Gakona Roadhouse	August 3, 1977 (#77001579)	Mile 205 on the Glenn Highway 62°18′10″N 145°18′16″W	Gakona	The c. 1904 roadhouse, not the present c. 1920s roadhouse.
15	Kansky's		May 16, 1997 (#97000432)	Mile 42 on Skookum Rd., approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Nabesna Mine 62°22′46″N 142°59′33″W	Slana
16	Kennecott Mines	Kennecott Mines	July 12, 1978 (#78003420)	Southeast of the Kennecott Glacier on the northern bank of National Creek 61°30′36″N 142°52′05″W	Kennecott
17	McCarthy General Store	McCarthy General Store	January 31, 1978 (#78003421)	Kennecott and Sholai Sts. 61°26′03″N 142°55′16″W	McCarthy
18	McCarthy Power Plant		April 26, 1979 (#79003752)	At McCarthy Creek 61°25′57″N 142°55′30″W	McCarthy
19	Million Dollar Bridge	Million Dollar Bridge	March 31, 2000 (#00000293)	Mile 48 on the Copper River Highway 60°40′24″N 144°44′36″W	Cordova
20	Nabesna Gold Mine Historic District		May 25, 1979 (#79003755)	Base of White Mountain 62°22′28″N 142°59′52″W	Nabesna
21	Palugvik Archeological District		October 15, 1966 (#66000957)	Address Restricted	Cordova
22	Pioneer Igloo Hall Number 19		August 15, 2012 (#12000492)	621 1st St. 60°32′38″N 145°45′32″W	Cordova
23	Reception Building		April 9, 1980 (#80004566)	2nd and B Sts. 60°33′10″N 145°45′02″W	Cordova
24	Red Dragon Historic District	Red Dragon Historic District	August 31, 1982 (#82004899)	Lake St. 60°32′31″N 145°45′21″W	Cordova	St. George's Church and the Red Dragon Reading Room
25	St. Michael the Archangel Church	St. Michael the Archangel Church	June 6, 1980 (#80004578)	In Cordova 60°32′33″N 145°44′16″W	Cordova	part of the Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR
26	Slana Roadhouse	Slana Roadhouse	February 2, 2005 (#04001569)	Mile 1 on Nebesna Rd. 62°42′19″N 143°57′39″W	Slana
27	Tangle Lakes Archeological District		November 12, 1971 (#71001091)	Address Restricted	Paxson
28	Valdez Trail-Copper Bluff Segment		February 12, 1998 (#98000077)	Milepost 106.5 on the Richardson Highway 62°01′16″N 145°21′52″W	Copper City	part of the Valdez Trail MPS

Former listing

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Sourdough Lodge	Sourdough Lodge	October 1, 1974 (#74002264)	March 5, 1993	Mile 147.5, Richardson Highway 62°31′52″N 145°31′07″W	Gakona	Historic roadhouse; destroyed by fire in 1992.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Alaska
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Alaska