National Historic Landmark · Sitka, Alaska

American Flag Raising Site

A historic site in Sitka, Alaska, built 1804. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

American Flag Raising Site
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeSite
AddressCastle Hill, Sitka, AK
CountySitka County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000162
Built1804
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources2 structures, 1 sites, 1 objects

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

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.

Where it is

StreetCastle Hill
Coordinates57.04833, -135.33541 · Directions ↗

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

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 66000162. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.