House of Wickersham | |
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| Location | 213 Seventh Street,Juneau, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 58°18′13″N134°24′41″W / 58.30361°N 134.41139°W /58.30361; -134.41139 |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built by | Frank Hammond |
| Part of | Chicken Ridge Historic District (ID95000420) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000360[1] |
| AHRS No. | JUN-021 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 21, 1976 |
| Designated CP | October 12, 1995 |
| Designated AHRS | July, 1972 |
TheHouse of Wickersham, also known as theWickersham State Historic Site, is a historic house at 213 7th Street in theChicken Ridge area ofJuneau, Alaska, United States. It is ahistoric house museum operated by the state ofAlaska, memorializing the life ofJames Wickersham (1857-1939), an influential political leader in Alaska in the early 20th century. The house, a2+1⁄2-story frame structure, was built in 1899 by Frank Hammond, owner of a mining company. It was purchased by Wickersham in 1928 and remained his home until his death. The house has been operated, informally at first by Wickersham's niece, as a museum since 1958.[2] The house was purchased by the state in 1984.
The house was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1976[1] and was included as a contributing property toChicken Ridge Historic District in 1995.[3]
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