Alaska - Ketchikan Gateway County
Ketchikan Gateway County Alaska has 20 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Alaska Totems, Guard Island Lighthouse, Saxman Totem Park, Totem Bight State Historic Site and Ziegler House.

Several famous people are associated with these Ketchikan Gateway County historic places including Norman R. Walker and H.Z. Burkhart.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Ketchikan Gateway County places including J.T. Elliot, Charles Brown, Carl Foss, Hoard Engineering Co., Lem McKay, J.B. Construction Co. Warrack, Jack McKay, City of Ketchikan, Garfield, Stanley-Brown, et.al. and USDA Forest Service. Prominent architectural styles found in Ketchikan Gateway Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Chicago and Colonial Revival.

Alaska Totems (added 1971 - - #71001090)
Between Park and Deermount Aves. , Ketchikan
R\u00e9mih, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Unknown
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
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Ayson Hotel (added 1990 - - #86003366)
Also known as Dick Harris Marine Hardware
301--305 Stedman St. , Ketchikan
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Specialty Store
Burkhart-Dibrell House (added 1982 - - #82004902)
Also known as Monrean House;AHRS Site No. KET-111
500 Main St. , Ketchikan
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Burkhart,H.Z.,et al.
Significant Year:
1904
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Transportation, Industry, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Chief Kashakes House (added 1993 - - #93000338)
Also known as Eagle Tail House;Chief Kah-Shakes House;AHRS Site No. KET-34
Mile 2.5 S. Tongass Hwy. , Saxman
Generic1139, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Native American, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
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Clover Pass School (added 2005 - - #05000898)
Also known as KET-000756
Potter Rd. off Knudson Cove Rd. , Knudson Cove
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Creek Street Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000454)
Creek St., Married Man's Trail & Totem Way, Ketchikan
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Downtown Ketchikan Historic District (added 2017 - - #16000467)
Front, Main, Mission, Dock and Mill Streets, Ketchikan
Panoramio upload bot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Chicago, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1949 AD
First Lutheran Church (added 1987 - - #87000716)
Also known as KET-141
1200 Tongass Ave. , Ketchikan
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
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Gilmore Building (added 1989 - - #89001415)
Also known as Gilmore Hotel;AHRS Site No. KET-146
326 Front St. , Ketchikan
Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store
More Information:
Grant Street Trestle (added 1988 - - #88000387)
Also known as AHRS Site No. KET-274
600 blk. Grant St. , Ketchikan
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Guard Island Lighthouse (added 2004 - - #03001378)
Also known as Guard Island Light Station, KET-025
Guard Islands in the Clarence Strait at the N end of Tongass Narrow, 9.6 mi. NW of Ketchikan , Ketchikan
Berean Hunter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Elliot, J.T.
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Maritime History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
More Information:
Ketchikan Federal Building (added 2006 - - #05000897)
Also known as AHRS Site No. KET-00466
648 Mission St. , Ketchikan
Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Garfield, Stanley-Brown, et.al., Warrack, J.B. Construction Co.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Customhouse, Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office
More Information:
Ketchikan Ranger House (added 1987 - - #87000645)
Also known as KET-275
309 Gorge St. , Ketchikan
1joymuse1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
USDA Forest Service
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Government, Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
McKay Marine Ways (added 1990 - - #88001569)
Also known as Harry's Boats;AHRS Site No. KET-140
1935 Tongass Ave. , Ketchikan
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Saxman Totem Park (added 1979 - - #79003758)
Also known as AHRS Site No. KET-060
S. Tongass Hwy. , Saxman
Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
More Information:
Stedman--Thomas Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000062)
Also known as Indian Town;AHRS Site No. KET-341
Stedman, Thomas, Inman, Brown, and Tatsudu Sts. , Ketchikan
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Pacific-Islander, Asian, Commerce, Native American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
The Star (added 1993 - - #93000336)
Also known as #5 Creek Street;AHRS Site No. KET-163
5 Creek St. , Ketchikan
Cdml123, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Restaurant
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Totem Bight State Historic Site (added 1970 - - #70000916)
Also known as Mud Bight Village
W side of Revillagigedo Island , Ketchikan
Revent, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Brown,Charles
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Museum, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
More Information:
Walker-Broderick House (added 1982 - - #82004903)
Also known as "Doc" Walker House;AHRS Site No. KET-138
541 Pine St. , Ketchikan
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Foss,Carl
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Walker,Norman R.
Significant Year:
1920
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Ziegler House (added 1985 - - #85001161)
Also known as Ziegler/Pitcher House
623 Grant St. , Ketchikan
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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