Cooper Landing Historic District Explained

Cooper Landing Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nocat:	yes
Location:	Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States, at mile 48.7 of Sterling Highway
Coordinates:	60.4892°N -149.8325°W
Added:	August 21, 1986
Refnum:	86001475
Designated Other1:	Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:	Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Date:	1976; 1979
Designated Other1 Color:	A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:	AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:	SEW-338
Designated Other1 Num Position:	bottom

Cooper Landing Historic District is a historic district in Cooper Landing, Alaska, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Description

The district encompasses a cluster of five buildings. Oriented toward the Kenai River, but now accessible from the Sterling Highway, the district includes two residential structures (a house built out of recycled bridge timbers and a modest log cabin) built before 1910, the Cooper Landing Post Office, built in the 1910s, the c. 1925 log Riddiford School, and the c. 1946 Leo Douglas log cabin. They represent the historic heart of the Cooper Landing community, which stretches for 10miles along the highway,^[1] and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places August 21, 1986.

Contributing properties

The historical district contains a total of five contributing properties, built between 1905 and 1946:

• The Charles & Beryl Lean House, 60.4896°N -149.8337°W, built c. 1910.
• The Ridderford School, 60.4889°N -149.8349°W, built c. 1925–1927. The building has been relocated a short distance to the west of its original location and is now part of the Cooper Landing Historical Society Museum.^[2]
• The Dunc Little Cabin, 60.4894°N -149.8343°W, built c. 1905.
• The Leo Douglas Cabin, 60.4891°N -149.8338°W, built c. 1946.
• The Cooper Landing Post Office (formerly Jack Lean's Store) 60.489°N -149.8349°W, built c. 1910–1920. The building has been relocated along with Ridderford School a short distance to the west and is now part of the Cooper Landing Historical Society Museum.^[2] It is also individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

External References

• Cooper Landing Historical Society Museum

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86001475}} NRHP nomination for Cooper Landing Historic District]. Mishler. Craig. nps.gov. National Park Service. 28 Jan 1986. 30 Nov 2018.
2. Web site: Cooper Landing Historical Museum. cooperlandingmuseum.com. Cooper Landing Historical Society. 30 Nov 2018.
3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=78003425}} NRHP nomination for Cooper Landing Post Office]. Kennedy. Michale S.. nps.gov. National Park Service. Feb 1977. 30 Nov 2018.