Chief Son-I-Hat's Whale House and Totems Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | About 0.5mile west of Kasaan, along Totem Park Trail |
Nearest City: | Kasaan |
Coordinates: | 55.5412°N -132.4188°W |
Added: | June 11, 2002 |
Refnum: | 02000627 |
Designated Other1: | Alaska Heritage Resources Survey |
Designated Other1 Name: | Alaska Heritage Resources Survey |
Designated Other1 Color: |
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Designated Other1 Abbr: | AHRS |
Designated Other1 Number: | CRG-00018 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
The Chief Son-I-Hat's Whale House and Totems Historic District, also known as the New Kasaan Totem Pole Park, is a historic district encompassing the relocated remnants of Old Kasaan, a historic village of the Haida people in Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska. Now located in new Kasaan, the property includes the c. 1880 clan house of Chief Son-I-Hat, the Haida leader who oversaw the relocation of the people from Old to New Kasaan, and a totem pole he moved. In the 1930s, crews from the Civilian Conservation Corps relocated and/or replicated additional totem poles at the house site, restored the house, constructed a small park, and cut a trail from the center of new Kasaan to the park and adjacent cemeteries.[1]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.