Ester Camp Historic District
Ester Camp Historic District | |
| Location | Off AK 3, Ester, Alaska |
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| Area | 11.4 acres (4.6 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Fairbanks Exploration Company |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000703[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 06, 1987 |
The Ester Camp Historic District consists of 11 buildings and three structures located in or near Ester, Alaska. The camp was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, and is significant for its importance in Alaska mining history. The periods of significance are 1900-1924 and 1925-1949. It is under private ownership and was operated as the Ester Gold Camp until its closure in 2007. Buildings include a former blacksmith shop, the Malemute Saloon (so named in 1958 by then-owner Don Pearson and a reference to the Robert Service poem, The Shooting of Dan McGrew), a few wanigans used for employee cabins and a hat shop, and the mess house/hotel.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- "The Truth About the Ester Gold Camp Buildings," Matthew Reckard, v. 4 n. 4, The Ester Republic, April 2003.
- National Register of Historic Places listing
- images of Ester by Henk Binnendijk
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