Sullivan Roadhouse - Delta Junction, Alaska - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Sullivan Roadhouse was established circa 1907-08 on the Donnelly-Washburn Cutoff Sled Trail by Mr. John E. Sullivan and his wife Onown as Ma and Pa Sullivan), and ,was operated by them at least until 1924. They may have continued to live here into 7 the 1930's. The Roadhouse was located 86 trail miles south of Fairbanks on the Valdez-Fairbanks Trail, of which the D-W Cutoff Trail was a winter segment.

Until 1923 when the railroad from Seward to Fairbanks was completed on a route far to the west, the trail was traveled by prospectors and adventurers going north to the gold-fields. Many of them traveled on the Valdez-Fairbanks Winter Stage Line, a horse- drawn open sled stage carrying eleven passengers and freight. Until 1923 this stage also carried the U.S. Mail for Fairbanks and points north. At some points along the  trail were U.S. Army garrisons, and troop units utilized the trail. Exploration branched off from the trail into the flanking wilderness. The Roadhouses became social centers for settlers and miners. After 1923, most freight and passengers, and all U.S. Mail for |Fairbanks and points north utilized the new railroad, and the trail became-less used." - National Register Nomination form

The roadhouse was carefully disassembled and moved in 1996 to Delta Junction and now is a history museum.

Street address: Mile 266 Richardson Highway Delta Junction, Alaska County / Borough / Parish: Southeast Fairbanks Year listed: 1979 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Recreation and Culture Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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