OLDEST - House in Anchorage
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 61° 12.754 W 149° 54.579
6V E 343717 N 6789943
Oldest house in Anchorage, Alaska.
Waymark Code: WM9CVQ
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Text of plaque:

Oscar Gill House
1913

The oldest house in anchorage was originally built in Knik, Alaska, in 1913.  Oscar Gill moved his home to Anchorage in 1916.  An Iditarod Trail mail musher and three term mayor of Anchorage, Gill was Speaker of the Territorial House of Representatives hen he died in 1947.  The home was renovated in 1993 by Mark and Susan Lutz and Anchorage Historic Properties, Inc.

Type of documentation of superlative status: Plaque in front of house

Location of coordinates: On sidewalk in front of house

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