Chief Kashakes House
Appearance
Chief Kashakes House | |
![]() HABS drawing of house | |
Location | Mile 2.5 S. Tongass Hwy., Saxman, Alaska |
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Coordinates | 55°19′5.4″N 131°35′49.5″W / 55.318167°N 131.597083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1895 |
NRHP reference No. | 93000338[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 26, 1993 |
The Chief Kashakes House is a historic Tlingit clan house in Saxman, Alaska. Built in 1895 using balloon framing, the two story wood frame structure was the first structure built in Saxman, and is the only surviving clan house of its type there. It has a hip roof, and is clad in shiplap siding. The front originally had a porch extending across the full width, but this has been reduced to just the central portion. Three totem poles flank the building, two eagle-topped poles to the right and a beaver pole to the left. An old Russian cannon stands near the house.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Chief Kashakes House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
External links
Media related to Chief Kashakes House at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AK-190, "Chief Kashakes' House, Mile 2.5 South Tongass Highway, Saxman, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK", 9 measured drawings
Categories:
- Houses completed in 1895
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
- Houses in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
- National Register of Historic Places in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
- Alaska Registered Historic Place stubs
- Alaska building and structure stubs
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska geography stubs