Dormitory - Matanuska Colony Community Center - Palmer, Alaska
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 61° 35.934 W 149° 06.600
6V E 388047 N 6831312
Former dormitory building built for the Matanuska Colony project in Palmer, Alaska.
Waymark Code: WM9H5D
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
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 This two-story building for was built as a dormitory for teachers for the school built for the new colonists who arrived in 1935 as the New Deal Matanuska Colony Project.  The project relocated families from to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan to start over during the Great Depression.  The families had about 500 children thus requiring a new school to be built.  The building served as a dormitory for the single teachers relocated to Alaska for the school.  The building s now used as a hotel and restaurant.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Matanuska Colony Community Center

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

Address:
325 East Elmwood Avenue Palmer, Alaska

How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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