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
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Emmons House in 2023
Emmons House is located in Downtown Sitka
Emmons House
Emmons House is located in Alaska
Emmons House
Location601 Lincoln St.
Sitka, Alaska
Coordinates57°03′06″N 135°19′47″W / 57.0516°N 135.32966°W / 57.0516; -135.32966
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
Built byMr. Calsen
NRHP reference No.77000224[1]
AHRS No.SIT-030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1977
Designated AHRSFebruary 11, 1977

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

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  1. ^ a b "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.