National Historic Landmark · local museum · Kodiak, Alaska

Russian-American Company Magazin

United States historic place in Kodiak, Alaska. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Alaska's Marine Highway - Baranov Museum - NARA - 7716874Baranov-MuseumRussian American MagazinRussian-American Magazine (19925068093)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 4 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Kodiak History Museum

The Kodiak History Museum, until 2019 known as the Baranov Museum, is a history museum at 101 East Marine Way in Kodiak, Alaska. It is located in a National Historic Landmark building known as the Russian-American Magazin [sic] and the Erskine House, which also houses the office of the Kodiak Historical Society. Built c. 1810, the building is the oldest of four surviving building constructed by the Russians when Alaska was a Russian territory. The museum's collections and exhibits are focused on the history of the Kodiak Archipelago and the Aleutian Islands, with particular focus on the Russian and early American periods. The museum's current director is Kristin O'Lear.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressMain St. and Mission Rd., Kodiak, AK
CountyKodiak Island County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000954
Type of placelocal museum, museum
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

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

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressMain St. and Mission Rd., Kodiak, AK
Websitekodiakhistorymuseum.org ↗
Coordinates57.78770, -152.40336 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitKatmai National Park & Preserve · 111 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyKodiak National Wildlife Refuge Cabins 4 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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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 66000954. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.