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Houston Siding was first listed on a blueprint map of the Alaska Railroad in 1917 as part of the growing mining operations in the area. It was heavily used by the U.S. Navy during World War II, after which the mines were abandoned. [4] Houston was incorporated as a third-class city in 1966, and later re-designated as a second-class city in 1973.
The initial command and control center was placed at Houston High School, about three miles southeast of the ignition point of the fire. As the fire and the response from local, state and federal authorities grew, a unified command structure was established at Creekside Plaza in Wasilla, Alaska , about 12 miles further east. [ 11 ]
The Hurff Ackerman Saunders Federal Building and Robert Boochever U.S. Courthouse (Known to locals simply as "the Federal Building") is a United States Federal Building, United States Post Office and Federal court, located in Juneau, Alaska. [2] Built in 1964 [3] and completed in 1966, the structure is located at 709 W. 9th Street, on the ...
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 American General Center is a complex of several office buildings in Neartown Houston, Texas located along Allen Parkway. [1] [2] It is the global headquarters for Corebridge Financial, formerly American General. The America Tower is a 590 ft (180m) tall skyscraper. It was completed in 1983 and has 43 floors. It is the 21st tallest building ...
After the building had sat for years following damage in the 1964 Alaska earthquake, it was purchased at auction by Anchorage attorney and real estate investor, Neil S. Mackay. He renamed it the McKay Building (spelling intended) and converted into an office building that housed the State of Alaska's administrative offices [ 6 ] and a private ...
The main portion of the building has three stories with a full basement and the wings have four stories. The building has a copper Mansard roof, and interior light wells flank the area that began as the two-story courtroom. [2] Exterior cladding on the building is primarily granite, though a portion of the east elevation is clad in brick.