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Mansion built by French colonialists in the Illinois Country. Extremely rare example of Federal architecture in the upper Mississippi River valley. Kodiak Museum: Kodiak: AK c. 1810 Commercial The oldest building in Alaska. It was built as a storage facility by the Russian American Company. Francois Vertefeuille House: Prairie du Chien: WI c ...
Built in 1928 in country French chateau style. Bequeathed to state in 1955; first occupied by governor, 1962 Added to National Register of Historic Places, 1982. [5] Original official residence 801 Buchanan Street, Topeka: 1901–1962 Original official residence, built in 1887 and purchased by state in 1901; auctioned off in 1963 and demolished ...
The Alaska Governor's Mansion, located at 716 Calhoun Avenue in Juneau, Alaska, United States, is the official residence of the governor of Alaska, the first spouse of Alaska, and their families. It was designed by James Knox Taylor. The Governor's Mansion was first occupied in 1912 by Territorial Governor Walter Eli Clark.
Building Image Location First built Use Notes Russian-American Magazin: Kodiak, Alaska: 1810 storage facility Oldest building in Alaska [1] Church of the Holy Ascension: Unalaska, Alaska: 1826 Church Earliest surviving Russian church in Alaska Russian Bishop's House: Sitka, Alaska: 1841-1843 Church Early Russian architecture Russian-American ...
The W.P. Mills House, also known as Cushing House, Longenbaugh House, Poulson House and Island 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.
Year built Style Architect City Notes Ref. Iranistan: 1848 Moorish: Leopold Eldlitz: Bridgeport: Was the first mansion of P.T Barnum, was destroyed by fire in 1857. Lindencroft 1860 Italianante: Albert G Tallmadge: Bridgeport: Was the second mansion of P.T Barnum after the fire in Iranistan, was demolished in 1924. Lockwood–Mathews Mansion ...
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Alaska was loosely governed by the military initially and was administered as a district starting in 1884, with a governor appointed by the United States president. A federal district court was headquartered in Sitka. For most of Alaska's first decade under the United States flag, Sitka was the only community inhabited by American settlers.