Point Barrow Refuge Station

Point Barrow Refuge Station
Location Browerville, Barrow, Alaska
Coordinates 71°17′52″N 156°46′23″W / 71.29778°N 156.77306°W / 71.29778; -156.77306Coordinates: 71°17′52″N 156°46′23″W / 71.29778°N 156.77306°W / 71.29778; -156.77306
Area less than one acre
Built 1889 (1889)
NRHP Reference # 80004563[1]
Added to NRHP December 2, 1980

The Point Barrow Refuge Station is a historic building in the Browerville section of Barrow, Alaska. Built in 1889, it is the oldest wood-frame building in Barrow. Its main portion is a rectangular structure with a steeply-pitched gable roof, to which a number of additions have been made. One early addition was a shed-roof section, with the capacity to hold 20 tons of coal; this structure later became the main room of Brower's Cafe. The building is now finished in weatherboard, but was original sheathed in vertical planking.

The building was originally erected to house a rescue and support station for whaling ships, but served in this role only until 1896. It was adapted for use as the Captain Smythe Whaling and Trading Company, a retail establishment, and most recently housed Brower's Cafe.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Point Barrow Refuge Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-21.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.