Inventory of Historic Sites and Structures City and Borough of ...
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INVENTORY OF HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>and</strong> Bo.fough <strong>of</strong> Juneau<br />
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AHRS#: JUN-3l4 CBJ #: A-20<br />
HISTORIC NAME:<br />
Alaska Steamship Company Dock Site/People's Wharf<br />
DATE(S): 1886/1926<br />
LOCATION:<br />
356-390 S. Franklin Street<br />
LOT/BLOCK #: Block 83, Tidel<strong>and</strong>s Addition<br />
DESCRIPTION: Located on t i del <strong>and</strong>s adjacent to South Frankl in Street; docks<br />
<strong>and</strong> structure; near Juneau Cold Storage.<br />
SIGNIFICANCE: Reportedly built in 1886, Juneau's first dock was constructed<br />
by M.W. Murray <strong>and</strong> Captain James Carroll. This property was donated by<br />
Carroll to the <strong>City</strong> in 1900 who later sold a portion to the Cold Storage<br />
Company who built their structure in 1926. The People's Wharf was established<br />
nearby <strong>and</strong> Alaska Steamship Company docked its vessels until the Union Wharf<br />
was built around 1900, south <strong>of</strong> People's Wharf.<br />
SOURCES: 11 C; 21.<br />
22
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