Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop

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F. E. Company Machine Shop
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Locationbehind 612 Illinois Street, Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates 64°51′7″N147°43′20″W / 64.85194°N 147.72222°W / 64.85194; -147.72222 Coordinates: 64°51′7″N147°43′20″W / 64.85194°N 147.72222°W / 64.85194; -147.72222
Arealess than one acre
Built1927 (1927)
Built byUnited States Smelting and Refining Company
Part of Illinois Street Historic District (ID01000966)
NRHP reference No. 95001164 [1]
AHRS No.FAI-445
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 1995
Designated CPSeptember 14, 2001

The Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop is a historic machine shop in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Located behind the Fairbanks Exploration Company (F.E. Company) administration building at 612 Illinois Street, it is a large single-story steel-frame structure, built in 1927 to serve the company's nearby gold mining operations. [2] Its easternmost section is 16 feet (4.9 m) high, while that on the west is 20 feet (6.1 m) high, in order to accommodate belt-driven equipment and cranes. A tall double door at the center of the east facade is the main entrance. The front of the building housed large belt-driven lathes, while the center had a welding shop, drill presses, and a tool room. A blacksmithy in the back had a sand floor. The building was used by the F.E. Company between 1927 and 1964. [3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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References

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  2. "NRHP nomination for Illinois Street Historic District (with map showing the building's location)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  3. "NRHP nomination for Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-03.