Kimball's Store, also known as Kimball Building, was a historic retail establishment at 500 and 504 West 5th Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The dry goods store operated at the same site from 1915 to 2002, and its two-story wood-frame building is the only commercial building to survive at its original location from the period of Anchorage's founding. The store was established by Irving L. Kimball, who had been trading in Arctic communities of Alaska since 1897, and was operated afterward by his daughter until her death in 2002.[2][3]
Kimball's Store | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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 The building in 1997 | |
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| Location | 500 and 504 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 61°13′3″N 149°53′30″W / 61.21750°N 149.89167°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1915 |
| Built by | Irving L. Kimball |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001901[1] |
| AHRS No. | ANC-269 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1986 |
| Designated AHRS | June 10, 1976 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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 Kimball's Store". National Park Service. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ "Anchorage landmark store closes after 87 years of operation". Juneau Empire. December 3, 2002. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
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