National Register of Historic Places

Sourdough Inn

Fort Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska
Listed
December 30, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97001585

About this property

The Sourdough Inn, at First and Sled Streets in Fort Yukon, Alaska, was built in 1926, by moving a disused Army building from Fort Egbert near Eagle, Alaska. It was then modified and opened as a hotel. It has also been known as the New Sourdough Hotel and has served as a restaurant, a hotel, a post office and, briefly in the 1940s, as a school. The Sourdough Inn was a three-story gable-roofed building approximately 24-by-48-foot (7.3 m × 14.6 m) in size, with a two-story addition in the back. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Following its NRHP listing, it was the only frame building and the only hotel in the community of Fort Yukon. The building no longer stands at its original location, which was in an area subjected to heavy floods. It is unclear whether it was destroyed or relocated elsewhere in Fort Yukon.

Location

Fort Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska
66.56338, -145.27092

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Sources

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When was Sourdough Inn listed on the National Register?

Sourdough Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Sourdough Inn?

Sourdough Inn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sourdough Inn?

The period of significance for Sourdough Inn is recorded as the industrial era.

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