Alaska - Fairbanks North Star County - Historic Districts
Fairbanks North Star County Alaska (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ladd Field, F. E. Company Housing, Goldstream Dredge No. 8 and Nabesna Gold Mine Historic District and Ester Camp Historic District.

The famous person Carl F. Whitman is associated with one of more of the Fairbanks North Star County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fairbanks North Star County places including Carl F. Whitman, Fairbanks Exploration Co., Bethlehem Steel, F. E. Comapny, Fairbanks Exploration Company and F.E. Company. Prominent architectural styles found in Fairbanks North Star Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival.

Ester Camp Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000703)
Also known as Cripple Creek Resort;FAI-204
Off AK 3 , Ester
Durkeeco, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Specialty Store
F. E. Company Housing (added 1997 - - #97000400)
Also known as Fairbanks Exploration Company Housing;AHRS Site No. FAI-334
505, 507, 521, and 523 Illinois St. , Fairbanks
Durkeeco, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
F. E. Comapny
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
Goldstream Dredge No. 8 (added 1984 - - #84000637)
Also known as AHRS Site No. FAI-003;F. E. Dredge No. 3
Mile 9, Steese Hwy., Goldstream Valley , Fairbanks
Opencooper, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bethlehem Steel, Fairbanks Exploration Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Economics, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Illinois Street Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000966)
300-700 Illinois St. , Fairbanks
Durkeeco, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
F.E. Company
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Hotel, Single Dwelling
Ladd Field (added 1985 - - #85002730)
Also known as Fort Wainwright
Address Unknown , Fairbanks
Bwmoll3, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Air Facility, Battle Site
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Air Facility
Nabesna Gold Mine Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003755)
Also known as AHRS NAB 011
Base of White Mountain , Nabesna
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Whitman,Carl F.
Significant Year:
1926
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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