Ruby Roadhouse

Ruby Roadhouse
Location Olson St., Ruby, Alaska
Coordinates 64°44′25″N 155°29′25″W / 64.74028°N 155.49028°W / 64.74028; -155.49028Coordinates: 64°44′25″N 155°29′25″W / 64.74028°N 155.49028°W / 64.74028; -155.49028
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built by Multiple
NRHP Reference # 82004898[1]
Added to NRHP May 20, 1982

The Ruby Roadhouse, on Olson St. in Ruby, Alaska, is a historic building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It has also been known as AHRS Site No. RUB-008, as US Commissioner's Office, and as Army Signal Corps Station. It has served as a courthouse, as a hotel, as government offices, as a health clinic, and as a military facility. The listing included one contributing building and one contributing structure.[1]

It was formed from the 1913 house of Oscar Tackstrom that was used by the Army Signal Corps, plus a second building, Doc Frosts's medical clinic, built in 1911, that was later attached.[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. James Hart, Elizabeth Hart and Michael S. Kennedy (May 30, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ruby Roadhouse (AHRS Site No. RUB-008) / U.S. Commissioners Office; Army Signal Corps Station" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos and sketches


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