Slaven's Cabin Explained

Frank Slaven Roadhouse
Nrhp Type:indcp
Nocat:yes
Location:Mouth of Coal Creek, about 42mile southeast of Circle
Nearest City:Circle, Alaska
Coordinates:65.3505°N -143.1227°W
Built:1930
Added:July 20, 1987
Mpsub:[1]
Refnum:87001202
Partof:Coal Creek Historic Mining District
Partof Refnum:95000573
Designated Nrhp Type:May 4, 1995
Designated Other1:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:CHR-030
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

Slaven's Cabin, also called Slaven's Roadhouse and Frank Slaven Roadhouse, is a public-use facility in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in Alaska. The cabin is located on the Yukon River, 42miles southeast of Circle, Alaska, and 138miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Miner Frank Slaven began excavations at nearby Coal Creek in 1905 and built the roadhouse in 1932 with several friends. The roadhouse was used until the 1950s and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[2] It also is included in the Coal Creek Historic Mining District, which is itself listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The cabin was restored in 1993 for use as a visitor contact area and public use facility. A separate public-use cabin also was built in 1993 at the location.[3]

It is a two-story cabin built of 10inches hewn spruce logs. The original 21feetx21feetft (xft) portion of the roadhouse, 19feet tall, was probably built with a 16feet overhang to the south. This portion was later enclosed.[4]

The complex also is an official "dog drop" along the 1,000 mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race route.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alison K. Hoagland and Sandra M. Faulkner . [{{NRHP url|id=64000004}} Yukon River Lifeways Thematic Resources (TR) ]. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service . March 30, 1987. pdf. 23 May 2012 .
  2. National Park Service. "Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve: Historic sites", NPS.gov. August 8, 2006. Accessed March 17, 2009.
  3. National Park Service. "Public-use cabins", NPS.gov. July 25, 2006. Accessed March 17, 2009.
  4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87001202}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Frank Slaven Roadhouse ]. Alison K. Hoagland and Sandra M. Faulkner . March 1987 . National Park Service. (excerpt from longer TR document, with multiple drawings) and
  5. Waddell, Stephanie. "Yukon Quest teams at Slaven's Cabin", Whitehorse Star. Accessed 17, 2009.