Frances House

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The Frances House
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location137 6th Street, Juneau, Alaska
Coordinates 58°18′10″N134°24′41″W / 58.30278°N 134.41139°W / 58.30278; -134.41139
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
Built byGerald Eicherly
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Vernacular Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 85001187 [1]
AHRS No.JUN-076
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1985
Designated AHRSJuly 26, 1973

The Frances House is a historic house at 137 6th Street in Juneau, Alaska. The three story wood-frame house was built in 1898 by Jerry Eicherly, then Juneau's postmaster. In 1911 it was purchased by John Rustgard, the Alaska Territory's attorney general, and in 1927 it was rescued from demolition by Frances Davis, a noted painter of Alaskan scenes, from whom the house derives its name. The house is a notable local example of vernacular Queen Anne styling, with a busy roofline, varied siding, and narrow Italianate windows. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Frances House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2014.