Skagway Historic District and White Pass
Historic district in Alaska. Built 1897. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Skagway Historic District and White Pass is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing a significant portion of the area within the United States associated with the Klondike Gold Rush. It includes the historic portion of Skagway, Alaska, including the entire road grid of the 1897 town, as well as the entire valley on the United States side of White Pass all the way to the Canada–US border. This area includes surviving fragments of three historic routes used during the Gold Rush, as well as the route of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad. Almost 100 buildings remain from the Gold Rush period. Portions of the district are preserved as part of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.
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The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | Head of Taiya Inlet on Lynn Canal, Skagway and vicinity, AK |
| Borough or census area | Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000943 |
| Built | 1897 · more from the 1890s |
| Type of place | historic district |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 100 buildings, 1 site |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Head of Taiya Inlet on Lynn Canal, Skagway and, AK |
| Coordinates | 59.6235° N, 135.1404° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · 4 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Laughton Glacier Cabin 6 miles · Denver Caboose Cabin 9 miles · Dyea Campground 11 miles |
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Questions people ask
When was Skagway Historic District and White Pass listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Skagway Historic District and White Pass built?
1897.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Skagway Historic District and White Pass?
Head of Taiya Inlet on Lynn Canal, Skagway and vicinity, Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon, Alaska. The nearest national park unit is Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, 4 miles away.
What does the Skagway Historic District and White Pass listing include?
The listing counts 101 contributing resources. Those are 100 buildings and 1 site. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Skagway Historic District and White Pass?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Skagway Historic District and White Pass?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Laughton Glacier Cabin, 6 miles away. Denver Caboose Cabin is 9 miles away, and Dyea Campground is 11 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000943. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.