W.P. Mills House
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W. P. Mills House | |
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| Location | 1 Maksoutoff St., Sitka, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 57°2′54″N 135°19′42″W / 57.04833°N 135.32833°WCoordinates: 57°2′54″N 135°19′42″W / 57.04833°N 135.32833°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1916 |
| NRHP Reference # | 77000226[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1977 |
The W.P. Mills House is a historic house at 1 Maksoutoff Street in Sitka, Alaska. It occupies a prominent site in Sitka, located on a small island in the harbor at the end of a 400-foot (120 m) causeway. The house is located on the site where, during the Russian period in the early nineteenth century, a salt-making operation was located. In 1915, W. P. Mills, son of one of the former American owners of the saltery after the Alaska Purchase, hired Seattle-based architect Louis B. Mendal to design a house to stand on the old saltery's foundation. The design, which used the foundation as well as the massive wooden door of the saltery, adapted the foundation to provide a sheltered and private courtyard space, and to take advantage of the expansive views available.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for W.P. Mills House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
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