Fairbanks Exploration Company Housing

Historic house in Alaska, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

F. E. Company Housing
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey

523 Illinois Street
Boundaries of Fairbanks Exploration Company Housing
Location	505, 507, 521, and 523 Illinois Street, Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates	64°51′2″N 147°43′6″W / 64.85056°N 147.71833°W / 64.85056; -147.71833
Area	1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built	1927 (1927)
Built by	Fairbanks Exploration Company
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
Part of	Illinois Street Historic District (ID01000966)
NRHP reference No.	97000400^[1]
AHRS No.	FAI-334
Added to NRHP	May 9, 1997
Designated CP	September 14, 2001

The Fairbanks Exploration Company was the major economic force in the growth of Fairbanks, Alaska during its gold rush years in the early 20th century. In the 1920s the company built a number of housing units for its workers. A cluster of at least eight of these is known to have survived on the east side of Illinois Street, of which four have retained historical integrity. Located at 505, 507, 521, and 523 Illinois Street, they are all similarly built Bungalow-style wood-frame buildings, 1+1⁄2 stories in height, with a hip roof and projecting hipped wings. The complex includes a five-stall garage which served all four houses, as well as two greenhouses. At the time of their listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, this group of houses was being rehabilitated for use as a bed and breakfast inn.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for F.E. Company Housing". National Park Service. Retrieved January 27, 2015.

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