The Lauritsen Cabin is a historic miner's cabin in the Chugach Mountains of the Kenai Peninsula in south-central Alaska. It is located a short way east of mile 48 of the Seward Highway, at the confluence of Mill and Canyon Creeks. It is built of hand-hewn logs fitted tightly with dovetail notches, and features a ridge pole hewn in a curve to provide for a hip-shaped roof. The building measures about 27 by 13 feet (8.2 m × 4.0 m). The cabin was built in 1896, and may have been among the first cabins built in the gold rush that swept the area in the late 19th century.[2]
Lauritsen Cabin | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Location | Along west bank of Lake Creek, Mile 48 of Seward Highway |
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| Nearest city | Moose Pass, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 60°40′22″N 149°28′27″W / 60.67278°N 149.47417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1896 |
| Built by | Polly Mining Company |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003761[1] |
| AHRS No. | SEW-152 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 16, 1979 |
| Designated AHRS | July 14, 1977 |
The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Lauritsen Cabin". National Park Service. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
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