House of Wickersham | |
Location: | 213 Seventh Street, Juneau, Alaska |
Coordinates: | 58.3036°N -134.4114°W |
Nocat: | yes |
Builder: | Frank Hammond |
Added: | November 21, 1976 |
Refnum: | 76000360 |
Nrhp Type2: | cp |
Designated Nrhp Type2: | October 12, 1995 |
Partof: | Chicken Ridge Historic District |
Partof Refnum: | 95000420 |
Designated Other1: | Alaska Heritage Resources Survey |
Designated Other1 Name: | Alaska Heritage Resources Survey |
Designated Other1 Date: | July, 1972 |
Designated Other1 Color: |
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Designated Other1 Abbr: | AHRS |
Designated Other1 Number: | JUN-021 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
The House of Wickersham, also known as the Wickersham State Historic Site, is a historic house at 213 7th Street in the Chicken Ridge area of Juneau, Alaska, United States. It is a historic house museum operated by the state of Alaska, memorializing the life of James Wickersham (1857-1939), an influential political leader in Alaska in the early 20th century. The house, a -story frame structure, was built in 1899 by Frank Hammond, owner of a mining company. It was purchased by Wickersham in 1928 and remained his home until his death. The house has been operated, informally at first by Wickersham's niece, as a museum since 1958.[1] The house was purchased by the state in 1984.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and was included as a contributing property to Chicken Ridge Historic District in 1995.[2]