Alaskan Hotel and Bar
Appearance
Alaskan Hotel | |
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Location | 167 S Franklin St. Juneau, Alaska, United States 99801 |
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Coordinates | 58°18′1″N 134°24′18″W / 58.30028°N 134.40500°W |
Built | 1912 |
Restored | 1977 |
Part of | Juneau Downtown Historic District (ID94000603) |
NRHP reference No. | 78000526 |
Significant dates | |
Designated | October 25, 1978[1] |
Designated CP | June 17, 1994 |
The Alaskan Hotel and Bar is a historic establishment and oldest operating hotel in Juneau, Alaska. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in October 1978.
It was opened as The Alaskan on September 16, 1913. Its owners, three miners who struck it rich in the nearby Coast Range, tied the hotel's keys to a helium balloon and released it, signifying that the hotel would never close.[2] The building was briefly condemned in the 1970s, but was rehabilitated by new owners.[3]
In 2003 the Food Network show Food Finds filmed a segment at the establishment.[4] In September 2013, the Travel Channel program Hotel Impossible filmed an episode at the hotel.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. October 25, 1978. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ Beaumont, Stephen; Fortran, Janet (June–July 2003). "Liberty Inn". American Heritage. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ Schmid, Christine (September 11, 2003). "The Alaska celebrates 90th birthday". Juneau Empire.
- ^ "Food Network focuses on Juneau". Alaska Journal of Commerce. Anchorage, AK: Morris Communications. August 13, 2003.
- ^ Phu, Lisa (September 18, 2013). "Alaskan Hotel to get TV makeover". Juneau, AK: KTOO-TV. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
Categories:
- 1913 establishments in Alaska
- Companies based in Juneau, Alaska
- Culture of Juneau, Alaska
- Drinking establishments in Alaska
- Hotels established in 1913
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
- Drinking establishments on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
- National Register of Historic Places in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska
- Historic district contributing properties in Alaska
- Alaska Registered Historic Place stubs
- Alaska building and structure stubs
- Juneau, Alaska geography stubs