National Historic Landmark · Sitka, Alaska

Old Sitka Site

A historic site near Sitka, Alaska, built 1799. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Old Sitka Site
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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeSite
Address6 mi. N (9.6 km) of Sitka on Starrigavan Bay, Sitka vicinity, AK
CountySitka County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000166
Built1799
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 sites

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

Street6 mi. N (9.6 km) of Sitka on Starrigavan Bay
Coordinates57.13087, -135.37250 · Directions ↗

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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 66000166. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.