National Historic Landmark · Skagway and, Alaska

Skagway Historic District and White Pass

A historic district near Skagway and, Alaska, built 1897. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Skagway Historic District and White Pass
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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeHistoric district
AddressHead of Taiya Inlet on Lynn Canal, Skagway and vicinity, AK
CountySkagway-Yakutat-Angoon County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000943
Built1897
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources100 buildings, 1 sites

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

A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Where it is

StreetHead of Taiya Inlet on Lynn Canal
Coordinates59.62353, -135.14044 · 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 66000943. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.