Alaska Totems - Ketchikan, AK
N 55° 20.549 W 131° 38.059
9U E 332945 N 6136063
The Totem Heritage Center, a contemporary interpretation of a traditional Native community house, was built in 1976 by the City of Ketchikan to protect, preserve, and exhibit the only original totem pole collection in the United States.
Waymark Code: WM6Z5H
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2009
Views: 18
The Totem Heritage Center was established in 1976 to preserve endangered 19th century totem poles retrieved from uninhabited Tlingit and Haida village sites near Ketchikan. Those magnificent, original poles are displayed at the Center in conjunction with other totems and Native Alaskan artifacts. In addition to functioning as a museum, the Totem Heritage Center also preserves and promotes the traditional arts and crafts of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures through a nationally-recognized program of Native Arts classes and other activities.
Admission Fee: $5
Street address:
Ketchikan, AK United States
County / Borough / Parish: Ketchikan Gateway County
Year listed: 1971
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Historic function: Unknown
Current function: Landscape, museum
Season start / Season finish: From: 05/01/2009 To: 09/30/2009
Hours of operation: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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