Illinois Street Historic District

Illinois Street Historic District

Aerial view of Illinois and North Cushman streets and the Cushman Street Bridge in 1953. At the time, this was the southern terminus of the Steese Highway, which was soon rerouted following the completion of the Wendell Street Bridge.
Location 300-700 Illinois Street, Fairbanks, Alaska
Area 27 acres (11 ha)
Built 1925 (1925)
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, et al.
NRHP Reference # 01000966[1]
Added to NRHP September 14, 2001

The Illinois Street Historic District encompasses the principal business and residential area of the Fairbanks Exploration Company (F.E. Company) in Fairbanks, Alaska. It extends along Illinois Street from Slater Street to Noyes Slough, including a series of residential properties on the east side of the road, and the surviving buildings of the F.E. Company complex on the west side. The F.E. Company was a dominating economic force in interior Alaska during the second quarter of the 20th century, and its operations were managed and organized from this area. Included in the district are eight houses, including the Colonial Revival Manager's House and a group of 4 bungalows built by the company for its employees. The company also acquired and refurbished the 1911 home of Fred Noyes, for whom Noyes Slough is named. Of the company's once-extensive industrial complex on the west side of Illinois Street, only the administration building (612 Illinois Street) and the machine shop (behind the administration building and across the railroad tracks) survive. A portion of Illinois Street, which follows the original alignment of a dirt track through the area, is also included in the district.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

See also

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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" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-24.


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