National Register of Historic Places listings in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska

Location of the Aleutians West Census Area in Alaska

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map. ^[1]

There are 15 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the census area, including 10 National Historic Landmarks.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 7, 2020. ^[2]

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Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register [4]	Image	Date listed [5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Station	Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Station	February 27, 1987 (#87000841)	Adak Island 51°52′54″N176°38′53″W / 51.88158°N 176.6481°W / 51.88158; -176.6481 (Adak Army Base and Adak Naval Operating Station)	Adak	The historical 47,000 acres (19,000 ha) area covers the town of Adak and most of Adak Island north of it. It is roughly bounded by Cape Adagdak, Scabbard Bay, and Shagak Bay. [4]
2	Anangula Archeological District	Anangula Archeological District More images	June 2, 1978 (#78000512)	Southern end of Anangula Island 52°59′47″N168°54′47″W / 52.99648°N 168.91299°W / 52.99648; -168.91299 (Anangula Archeological District)	Nikolski
3	Atka B-24D Liberator	Atka B-24D Liberator	July 26, 1979 (#79000407)	Address restricted [6]	Atka
4	Attu Battlefield and U.S. Army and Navy Airfields on Attu	Attu Battlefield and U.S. Army and Navy Airfields on Attu More images	February 4, 1985 (#85002729)	Attu Island 52°53′26″N173°04′29″E / 52.89068°N 173.07484°E / 52.89068; 173.07484 (Attu Battlefield and U.S. Army and Navy Airfields on Attu)	Attu Island	The historical 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) area covers the whole eastern part of Attu Island, roughly Temnac Bay to Austin Cove. [4]
5	Cape Field at Fort Glenn (Umnak Island)	Cape Field at Fort Glenn (Umnak Island)	May 28, 1987 (#87001301)	Umnak Island 53°22′38″N167°53′22″W / 53.37722°N 167.88946°W / 53.37722; -167.88946 (Cape Field at Fort Glenn (Umnak Island))	Fort Glenn	The historical 7,550 acres (3,060 ha) area covering the airfield and the naval base is roughly comprised between Otter Bight and Camp Bay. [4]
6	Chaluka Site	Chaluka Site	October 15, 1966 (#66000155)	Address restricted [6]	Nikolski
7	Church of the Holy Ascension	Church of the Holy Ascension More images	April 15, 1970 (#70000112)	In Unalaska 53°52′32″N166°32′11″W / 53.87563°N 166.53638°W / 53.87563; -166.53638 (Church of the Holy Ascension)	Unalaska
8	Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U.S. Army	Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U.S. Army More images	February 4, 1985 (#85002733)	Amaknak Island 53°53′17″N166°32′31″W / 53.88793°N 166.54201°W / 53.88793; -166.54201 (Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U.S. Army)	Unalaska	The historical 1,000 acres (400 ha) area roughly covers the central part of Amaknak Island. [4]
9	Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island	Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island	February 4, 1985 (#85002732)	Kiska Island 51°59′05″N177°31′46″E / 51.984722°N 177.529444°E / 51.984722; 177.529444 (Japanese Occupation Site, Kiska Island)	Kiska Island	The historical 48,900 acres (19,800 ha) area covers almost the whole Kiska Island, with the exception of Kiska Volcano and the area south of Lief Cove and Vega Bay. [4]
10	S.S. NORTHWESTERN Shipwreck Site	S.S. NORTHWESTERN Shipwreck Site More images	September 12, 1994 (#94001065)	Captains Bay [7] [8] 53°49′50″N166°36′37″W / 53.83055°N 166.61035°W / 53.83055; -166.61035 (S.S. NORTHWESTERN Shipwreck Site)	Unalaska	Bombed by the Japanese during the World War II Battle of Dutch Harbor, the ship's remnant hulk sank at Port Levashef, at the head of Captains Bay in 1945. [7] [8]
11	St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church	St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church More images	June 6, 1980 (#80000743)	In St. George 56°36′07″N169°32′52″W / 56.60181°N 169.54789°W / 56.60181; -169.54789 (St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church)	St. George Island
12	St. Nicholas Church	St. Nicholas Church More images	June 6, 1980 (#80000740)	In Nikolski 52°56′18″N168°51′42″W / 52.93835°N 168.86163°W / 52.93835; -168.86163 (St. Nicholas Church)	Nikolski
13	Sts. Peter and Paul Church	Sts. Peter and Paul Church More images	June 6, 1980 (#80000744)	In St. Paul 57°07′15″N170°16′51″W / 57.1209°N 170.28088°W / 57.1209; -170.28088 (Sts. Peter and Paul Church)	St. Paul Island
14	Seal Island Historic District	Seal Island Historic District	October 15, 1966 (#66000156)	St. Paul and St. George Islands 56°54′28″N170°02′26″W / 56.907778°N 170.040556°W / 56.907778; -170.040556 (Seal Island Historic District)	Pribilof Islands	The historical 6,970 acres (2,820 ha) district covers 106 buildings, 2 structures, 12 historic sites and 2 archeological sites distributed in St. Paul village, St. George village, and in the area of Northeast Point on St. Paul Island. [4]
15	Sitka Spruce Plantation	Sitka Spruce Plantation	February 14, 1978 (#78000513)	Along Biorka Drive, on Amaknak Island 53°53′17″N166°32′40″W / 53.88798°N 166.54435°W / 53.88798; -166.54435 (Sitka Spruce Plantation)	Unalaska

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Register of Historic Places in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska .

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Alaska
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Alaska

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on February 7, 2020.
3. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
6. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC   20706997 .
7. Alaska Maritime NWR Shipwreck List
8. Broderick, Francis; Burwell, Michael (2014). "Aleutian Voices - VOLUME 1, NO. 1, 2014 - S.S. NORTHWESTERN SAILING SHELTERED SEAS" (PDF). National Park Service. ISBN   978-0-98539 48-3-7 . Retrieved May 4, 2017.