Civil Works Residential Dwellings
National Register of Historic Places

Civil Works Residential Dwellings

Anchorage, Anchorage County, Alaska
Listed
July 20, 2004
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04000717

About this property

The Civil Works Residential Dwellings, also known as the Brown's Point Cottages and Corps of Engineers Houses, are a pair of historic houses at 786 and 800 Delaney Street in Anchorage, Alaska. The two houses, mirror images of one another, are single-story wood-frame structures with wide clapboard siding, a metal gable roof, and an attached single-car garage. Built in 1941 to house officers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, they are among the least-altered of Anchorage's World War II-era military facilities. The houses were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Location

786 and 800 Delaney St.
Anchorage, Anchorage County, Alaska
61.22762, -149.88888

Categories

MILITARY
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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0.1 mi
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0.5 mi
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0.5 mi
Alaska Engineering Commission Cottage No. 25
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When was Civil Works Residential Dwellings listed on the National Register?

Civil Works Residential Dwellings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 20, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Civil Works Residential Dwellings?

Civil Works Residential Dwellings is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Civil Works Residential Dwellings?

The period of significance for Civil Works Residential Dwellings is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1941.

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