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HB1937
Front Corner, Looking Southwest
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HB1938
Rear, Looking East
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HB1939
Front Entrance, Looking West
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HB1940
Interior, Second Floor Courtroom
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HB1941
Detail Of Desk And Chair That Serve As The Judge's Bench
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Item Title
LocationFirst Avenue,
Eagle, AK
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS AK-7-E
Building/structure dates:
1901 initial construction
Significance: Headquarters to the Third Judicial District in 1900, this building served as courthouse for Judge James Wickersham, noted Alaskan. The lumber was cut at Fort Egbert, hardware purchased locally, and remained the courthouse until 1904 when headquarters was removed to Fairbanks. The building continued to be used by the U.S. Marshall and Commissioner until 1951.
Subjects
Courthouses
Related Names
Howard & Dribelbis
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. FRONT CORNER, LOOKING SOUTHWEST
2. REAR, LOOKING EAST
3. FRONT ENTRANCE, LOOKING WEST
4. INTERIOR, SECOND FLOOR COURTROOM
5. DETAIL OF DESK AND CHAIR THAT SERVE AS THE JUDGE'S BENCH
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