Old Territorial Administration Building - Dawson, Yukon Territory
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N 64° 03.417 W 139° 26.114
7W E 576374 N 7104298
The heritage value of the Old Territorial Administration Building, now the Yukon City Museum, lies in its associations with the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896, and the subsequent growth of the northern territories and the rest of Canada.
Waymark Code: WM14KRY
Location: Yukon Territory, Canada
Date Posted: 07/23/2021
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The Old Territorial Administration Building National Historic Site of Canada is located in Dawson, in the Yukon Territory. The two-and-a-half storey building, set on landscaped grounds, is the largest of the buildings in the Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada dating from the late 19th and early 20th-century Klondike Gold Rush. Constructed in the neoclassical style, the building features an impressive front façade organized around a raised, pedimented entrance flanked by double ionic columns. Official recognition refers to the building and its grounds, excluding lot and buildings to the southeast of the Administration Building.
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Yukon
Location - City name/Town name: Dawson CIty
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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