National Register of Historic Places

Brown & Hawkins Store

Seward, Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska
Listed
June 22, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88000710

About this property

Brown & Hawkins is a general store in Seward, Alaska. It was founded in 1904 to serve the town and those constructing of the Alaska Central Railroad, and has been the oldest continuously operating business in Seward. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It was announced in 2013 that the owners were retiring without finding anyone to buy their business. Brown & Hawkins was a business venture between partners Charles E. Brown of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and T.W. Hawkins of Roanoke, Virginia. The two men met in Nome during the Gold Rush. They first started business together in Valdez in 1900 before moving to Seward in 1903. Their business in Seward included a store and bank. The store building began as a one-story 12 by 24 feet (3.7 m × 7.3 m) frontier store with a low false front in 1903. It evolved through four periods of construction to add and modify additional structures. As of 2009, Brown & Hawkins was still owned by the Hawkins family, making it the oldest store in Alaska under the same ownership. The original Mosler safe and brass cash register were displayed in the store.

Location

205, 207, 209 Fourth Ave.
Seward, Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska
60.10217, -149.44079

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When was Brown & Hawkins Store listed on the National Register?

Brown & Hawkins Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Brown & Hawkins Store?

Brown & Hawkins Store is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Brown & Hawkins Store?

The period of significance for Brown & Hawkins Store is recorded as the industrial era.

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