Sourdough Inn Explained

Sourdough Inn
Location:Northwest corner of First Avenue and Sled Road, Fort Yukon, Alaska
Coordinates:66.5636°N -145.2723°W
Built:1926
Added:December 30, 1997
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:97001585
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:FYU-006
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

The Sourdough Inn, at First and Sled Streets in Fort Yukon, Alaska, was built in 1926, by moving a disused Army building from Fort Egbert near Eagle, Alaska. It was then modified and opened as a hotel. It has also been known as the New Sourdough Hotel and has served as a restaurant, a hotel, a post office and, briefly in the 1940s, as a school.

The Sourdough Inn was a three-story gable-roofed building approximately 24x in size, with a two-story addition in the back.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Following its NRHP listing, it was the only frame building and the only hotel in the community of Fort Yukon.[1]

The building no longer stands at its original location, which was in an area subjected to heavy floods. It is unclear whether it was destroyed or relocated elsewhere in Fort Yukon.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=97001585}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sourdough Inn / New Sourdough Hotel / AHRS Site No. FYU-006 ]. Cora Stewart . 1997 . National Park Service. and