National Historic Landmark · Sitka, Alaska

Russian-American Building No. 29

United States historic place in Sitka, Alaska. Added to the National Register in 1987, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Russian-American Building No. 29

The Russian-American Building No. 29, also known as Tilson Building or Building No. 29, Sitka, is a historic commercial building at 202-206 Lincoln Street in Sitka, Alaska. A National Historic Landmark, it is the only Russian colonial commercial structure standing in Sitka, and one of only two Russian colonial buildings in the city

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address202--204 Lincoln St., Sitka, AK
CountySitka County
ListedMay 28, 1987
Reference number87001282
Type of placecommercial building
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
Address202--204 Lincoln St., Sitka, AK
Coordinates57.04964, -135.33659 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitSitka National Historical Park · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbySamsing Cove Cabin 5 mi · Starrigavan Creek Cabin 6 mi · Starrigavan Campground And Day Use 6 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 87001282. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.