Chitina Tin Shop

Chitina Tin Shop
Location Main St., Chitina, Alaska
Coordinates 61°31′3″N 144°26′23″W / 61.51750°N 144.43972°W / 61.51750; -144.43972Coordinates: 61°31′3″N 144°26′23″W / 61.51750°N 144.43972°W / 61.51750; -144.43972
Area less than one acre
Built 1912 (1912)
NRHP Reference # 79003763[1]
Added to NRHP June 11, 1979

The Chitina Tin Shop is a historic retail building on Main Street in Chitina, Alaska. It is a wood frame structure, two stories in height, with a flat-topped false front in front of a gable roof. The building is 17 feet (5.2 m) wide and 33 feet (10 m) deep. It was built in 1912 by Fred Schaupp, during Chitina's building boom following the arrival of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway. The building is one of only a few surviving tin shops (essentially a metalworking facility) in the state. The first floor was occupied by the workshop, while living quarters were above. Following the closing of the railroad in 1938, the building has seen a variety of other uses.[2] The building has been restored, and now houses an art gallery.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Chitina Tin Shop" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Spirit Mountain Art Gallery". Spirit Mountain Art Gallery. Retrieved 2014-11-19.


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