The Alaska Steam Laundry is a historic commercial building at 174 South Franklin Street in Juneau, Alaska. It is a Late Victorian wood-frame structure, with a prominent turret that has a conical roof. Built in 1901, it is a well-preserved element of the transition of Juneau from a mining camp to a more cosmopolitan city (it was named the territorial capital in 1900). It was built by E. R. Jaeger, who envisioned the laundry as a profitable business serving single miners working the nearby gold mines. The laundry facilities were housed on the ground floor, with residences and office space above. The laundry operated here until 1929, when it was moved to new premises in the city, and this building was converted to other commercial uses.[2]
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Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Location | 174 South Franklin Street, Juneau, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 58°18′0″N 134°24′19″W / 58.30000°N 134.40528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1901 |
| Built by | E.R. Jaeger |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| Part of | Juneau Downtown Historic District (ID94000603) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000527[1] |
| AHRS No. | JUN-018 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 17, 1978 |
| Designated CP | June 17, 1994 |
| Designated AHRS | June 15, 1976 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978[1] and was included as a contributing property to Juneau Downtown Historic District in 1994.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Alaska Steam Laundry". National Park Service. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Juneau Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
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