National Register of Historic Places

Ketchikan Ranger House

Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska
Listed
July 15, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87000645

About this property

The Ketchikan Ranger House at 309 Gorge Street in Ketchikan, Alaska was built in 1916 in the residential Captain's Hill district of Ketchikan. Designed by USDA Forest Service in "Vernacular Victorian" style, it housed the U.S. Forest Service's district rangers until 1978. The 1+1⁄2-story frame house has remained essentially unaltered from its original construction. It was built for $650 to serve the first forest ranger for the state of Alaska. The house was originally built on a post-and-piling foundation, with a partial concrete foundation added at a later date when a basement was excavated. The gable roof runs from the front to the back, with two hipped dormers on the east side and one shed dormer on the west side. The front door is on the uphill side, offset to one side on a partly enclosed porch. Most of the house's original woodwork, finishes and hardware have survived. The Ketchikan Ranger House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Location

309 Gorge St.
Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska
55.34652, -131.65928

Categories

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Sources

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When was Ketchikan Ranger House listed on the National Register?

Ketchikan Ranger House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 15, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Ketchikan Ranger House?

Ketchikan Ranger House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ketchikan Ranger House?

The period of significance for Ketchikan Ranger House is recorded as the industrial era.

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