Gilmore Building

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Gilmore Building
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location326 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska
Coordinates 55°20′32″N131°38′52″W / 55.34222°N 131.64778°W / 55.34222; -131.64778
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
Built byHoard Engineering Company
ArchitectC. Frank Mahon
NRHP reference No. 89001415 [1]
AHRS No.KET-146
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1989

The Gilmore Building, also known as the Gilmore Hotel, is a historic commercial building at 326 Front Street in Ketchikan, Alaska. It is a three-story masonry building located adjacent to Ketchikan City Hall, and was built in 1926-27 by P. J. Gilmore, Sr. to meet growing demand in the growing community for retail space and hotel rooms. The build is in the shape of a reversed L, whose base lies along Front Street, and includes three commercial storefronts. The upper floors are populated with hotel rooms. [2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1] It is one of the only buildings in the city to survive from the 1920s. [2]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Gilmore Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 29, 2014. and accompanying photos

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