National Register of Historic Places

Alaska Governor's Mansion

Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
Listed
November 7, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76000359

About this property

The Alaska Governor's Mansion, located at 716 Calhoun Avenue in Juneau, Alaska, United States, is the official residence of the governor of Alaska, the first spouse of Alaska, and their families. It was designed by James Knox Taylor. The Governor's Mansion was first occupied in 1912 by Territorial Governor Walter Eli Clark. The original budget for the 2½-story 12,900-square-foot (1,200 m2) frame structure and furnishing was $40,000 and included planned servants quarters and a territorial museum on the third floor which were never built. The first floor includes a reception hall, drawing room, library, dining room, office, kitchen, two pantries, and a conservatory. The second floor contains four large bedrooms, a sewing room and three bathrooms. In 1936, the wood finish of the exterior was plastered over and painted white. Between 1939 and 1940, Tlingit carvers Charlie Tagook and William N. Brown crafted a totem pole that sits outside the mansion on commission from the Civilian Conservation Corps. From 1967 to 1968, two guest suites and one large bedroom were added to the third floor. In 1983, a $2.5 million renovation that restored the interior decor to its original 1912 design also included new heating, electrical, plumbing and security systems. In its current configuration the number of rooms in the mansion, excluding great halls, garages, closets, and bathrooms, is twenty-six. There are ten bathrooms, six bedrooms, and eight fireplaces, amounting to a total area of 14,400 square feet (1,340 m2). National Register of Historic Places listings in Juneau, Alaska Media related to Alaska Governor's Mansion at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AK-112, "Alaska's Governor's Mansion, 716 Calhoun Avenue, Juneau, Juneau Borough, AK"

Location

716 Calhoun St.
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
58.30230, -134.41646

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Alaska Governor's Mansion listed on the National Register?

Alaska Governor's Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976.

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Alaska Governor's Mansion is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Alaska Governor's Mansion is recorded as the industrial era.

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