Gakona Historic District

Historic district in Alaska, United States

United States historic place

Gakona Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

Alaska Heritage Resources Survey

Location| Mile 2, Tok Cutoff-Glenn Hwy, Gakona, Alaska
Coordinates| 62°18′07″N 145°18′10″W﻿ / ﻿62.30208°N 145.30289°W﻿ / 62.30208; -145.30289
Area| 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built| 1904 (1904)
NRHP reference No.| 01000024[1]
AHRS No.| GUL-00240
Added to NRHP| February 2, 2001

The Gakona Historic District encompasses the historic settlement of Gakona, Alaska, which was established as a stagecoach stop on what is now the Glenn Highway in eastern Alaska. The district includes the original Gakona Roadhouse, dating to 1904, and a cluster of buildings around the 1926-28 Gakona Lodge just to its south: two cabins, a horse barn, carriage house, bar, and house. All but two of these are of log construction, and most were built either c. 1904 or 1926–28, when the highway was rebuilt to a higher standard.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

## Contributing Properties

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The historical district contains a total of 11 contributing properties, built between 1904 and 1942:

* Cabin One, 62°18′07″N 145°18′02″W﻿ / ﻿62.30206°N 145.30044°W﻿ / 62.30206; -145.30044﻿ (Cabin One), built 1930–1931.
* Cabin Two, 62°18′08″N 145°18′04″W﻿ / ﻿62.30217°N 145.30117°W﻿ / 62.30217; -145.30117﻿ (Cabin Two), built 1930–1931.
* Carriage House, 62°18′08″N 145°18′07″W﻿ / ﻿62.30231°N 145.30197°W﻿ / 62.30231; -145.30197﻿ (Carriage House), built 1929.
* Trapper's Den Bar, 62°18′08″N 145°18′09″W﻿ / ﻿62.30236°N 145.30244°W﻿ / 62.30236; -145.30244﻿ (Trapper's Den Bar), built 1942.
* Gakona Lodge (the present Gakona Roadhouse) 62°18′09″N 145°18′12″W﻿ / ﻿62.30239°N 145.3032°W﻿ / 62.30239; -145.3032﻿ (Gakona Lodge), built 1926–1928.
* Garage, 62°18′09″N 145°18′15″W﻿ / ﻿62.30248°N 145.30409°W﻿ / 62.30248; -145.30409﻿ (Garage), built 1942.
* Storage Shed, 62°18′10″N 145°18′13″W﻿ / ﻿62.30266°N 145.30356°W﻿ / 62.30266; -145.30356﻿ (Storage Shed), built 1904.
* Ice House, 62°18′10″N 145°18′14″W﻿ / ﻿62.30268°N 145.30395°W﻿ / 62.30268; -145.30395﻿ (Ice House), built 1904.
* Gakona Roadhouse, 62°18′10″N 145°18′15″W﻿ / ﻿62.3028°N 145.30421°W﻿ / 62.3028; -145.30421﻿ (Gakona Roadhouse), built 1904.
* Horse Barn, 62°18′08″N 145°18′17″W﻿ / ﻿62.30233°N 145.3048°W﻿ / 62.30233; -145.3048﻿ (Horse Barn), built 1910.
* Henra Sundt House, 62°18′07″N 145°18′18″W﻿ / ﻿62.30181°N 145.30501°W﻿ / 62.30181; -145.30501﻿ (Henra Sundt House), built 1927–1928.

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## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Copper River Census Area, Alaska

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Gakona Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

## External links

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* Media related to Gakona Historic District at Wikimedia Commons

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