Alaskan Hotel
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heringermr
N 58° 18.016 W 134° 24.302
8V E 534873 N 6462293
Also known as the Northlander Hotel. This is Alaskan Heritage Resources Survey site JUN-125.
Waymark Code: WM410F
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2008
Views: 23
The Alaskan Hotel is the oldest operating hotel in Alaska, opening on Tuesday, September 16, 1913. When it front doors swung open, the keys were attached to a balloon and sent skyward, symbolizing that the doors would always be open to guests.
The hotel is an excellent architectural example of transitional change between 19th and 20th century.
Street address:
167 S. Franklin Street
Juneau, AK USA
County / Borough / Parish: Juneau
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Domestic, Hotel
Current function: Domestic Hotel
Privately owned?: yes
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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