Gilmore Building

Gilmore Building
Location 326 Front St., Ketchikan, Alaska
Coordinates 55°20′34″N 131°38′46″W / 55.34278°N 131.64611°W / 55.34278; -131.64611Coordinates: 55°20′34″N 131°38′46″W / 55.34278°N 131.64611°W / 55.34278; -131.64611
Area less than one acre
Built 1927 (1927)
NRHP Reference # 89001415[1]
Added to NRHP September 27, 1989

The Gilmore Building is a historic commercial building at 326 Front Street in Ketchikan, Alaska. It is a three story masonry building located adjacent to Ketchikan City Hall, and was built in 1926-27 by P. J. Gilmore, Sr. to meet growing demand in the growing community for retail space and hotel rooms. The build is in the shape of a reversed L, whose base lies along Front Street, and includes three commercial storefronts. The upper floors are populated with hotel rooms.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It is one of the only buildings in the city to survive from the 1920s.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Gilmore Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-09-29.


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