Emmons House

The Emmons House is a historic house at 601 Lincoln Street in Sitka, Alaska. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, roughly 25 feet (7.6 m) square, with a hip roof. The house was built in 1895 by Lieutenant George T. Emmons, who became one of the foremost anthropologists of the Tlingit people. Emmons served in Sitka for only four years, but he amassed a large number of Tlingit artifacts, and frequently returned to the area to continue his research. This house is the only place in Alaska closely associated with his life.^[2]

Emmons House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Emmons House in 2023
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Location	601 Lincoln St. Sitka, Alaska
Coordinates	57°03′06″N 135°19′47″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895 (1895)
Built by	Mr. Calsen
NRHP reference No.	77000224[1]
AHRS No.	SIT-030
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 16, 1977
Designated AHRS	February 11, 1977

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1][3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Emmons House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
3. "Historic Sitka". October 13, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2017.