Talkeetna Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Talkeetna Historic District

Talkeetna, Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska
Listed
April 25, 1993
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
93000321

About this property

The Talkeetna Historic District encompasses several blocks of the historic village center of Talkeetna, Alaska. It includes buildings on Main Street, roughly between C and D Streets, along with a few buildings on C and D Streets between Front and East First Streets. The village was established in 1916 as a regional construction headquarters of the Alaska Railroad, and became a home to area miners after the railroad's completion. The district includes three buildings that date to the time of the railroad construction, and another ten that were built before 1940. Most of the buildings in the district are one or two stories in height, and are either of wood frame or log construction. Notable among them are the Fairview Inn, the town's first schoolhouse, now the Talkeetna Museum, and the Talkeetna Roadhouse, which was built as a residential log house in 1917 and expanded in the 1940s to serve as a roadhouse. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Location

Talkeetna, Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska
62.32312, -150.11458

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Fairview Inn
Industrial
0 mi
Talkeetna Airstrip
Industrial
0.2 mi
Kirsch's Place
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10.9 mi
Curry Lookout
Industrial
20.7 mi
Susitna River Bridge
Industrial
33.5 mi

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When was Talkeetna Historic District listed on the National Register?

Talkeetna Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Talkeetna Historic District?

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

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