National Register of Historic Places

Cooper Landing Historic District

Cooper Landing, Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska
Listed
August 20, 1986
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
86001475

About this property

Cooper Landing Historic District is a historic district in Cooper Landing, Alaska, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district encompasses a cluster of five buildings. Oriented toward the Kenai River, but now accessible from the Sterling Highway, the district includes two residential structures (a house built out of recycled bridge timbers and a modest log cabin) built before 1910, the Cooper Landing Post Office, built in the 1910s, the c. 1925 log Riddiford School, and the c. 1946 Leo Douglas log cabin. They represent the historic heart of the Cooper Landing community, which stretches for 10 miles (16 km) along the highway, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places August 21, 1986. The Charles & Beryl Lean House, 60°29′22″N 149°50′01″W, built c. 1910. The Ridderford School, 60°29′20″N 149°50′06″W, built c. 1925–1927. The building has been relocated a short distance to the west of its original location and is now part of the Cooper Landing Historical Society Museum. The Dunc Little Cabin, 60°29′22″N 149°50′04″W, built c. 1905. The Leo Douglas Cabin, 60°29′21″N 149°50′02″W, built c. 1946. The Cooper Landing Post Office (formerly Jack Lean's Store) 60°29′20″N 149°50′05″W, built c. 1910–1920. The building has been relocated along with Ridderford School a short distance to the west and is now part of the Cooper Landing Historical Society Museum. It is also individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. National Register of Historic Places listings in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Location

Cooper Landing, Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska
60.48873, -149.83467

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When was Cooper Landing Historic District listed on the National Register?

Cooper Landing Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Cooper Landing Historic District?

Cooper Landing Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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