Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop

F. E. Company Machine Shop
Location behind 612 Illinois St., Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates 64°51′7″N 147°43′20″W / 64.85194°N 147.72222°W / 64.85194; -147.72222Coordinates: 64°51′7″N 147°43′20″W / 64.85194°N 147.72222°W / 64.85194; -147.72222
Area less than one acre
Built 1927 (1927)
Part of Illinois Street Historic District (#01000966)
NRHP Reference # 95001164[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 12, 1995
Designated CP September 14, 2001

The Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop is a historic machine shop in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Located behind the Fairbanks Exploration Company (F.E. Company) administration building at 612 Illinois Street, it is a large single-story steel-frame structure, built in 1927 to serve the company's nearby gold mining operations.[2] Its easternmost section is 16 feet (4.9 m) high, while that on the west is 20 feet (6.1 m) high, in order to accommodate belt-driven equipment and cranes. A tall double door at the center of the east facade is the main entrance. The front of the building housed large belt-driven lathes, while the center had a welding shop, drill presses, and a tool room. A blacksmithy in the back had a sand floor. The building was used by the F.E. Company between 1927 and 1964.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Illinois Street Historic District (with map showing the building's location)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-03.


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