The Ruby Roadhouse, located in Olson Street in Ruby, Alaska, is a historic building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It has also been known as US Commissioner's Office and as Army Signal Corps Station. It has served as a courthouse, as a hotel, as government offices, as a health clinic, and as a military facility. The listing included one contributing building and one contributing structure.[1]

Ruby Roadhouse
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Ruby Roadhouse is located in Alaska
Ruby Roadhouse
LocationOn Olson Street, between Ruby-Poorman Drive and Sulatna Road, Ruby, Alaska
Coordinates64°44′20″N 155°29′46″W / 64.73896°N 155.49604°W / 64.73896; -155.49604
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built byMultiple
NRHP reference No.82004898[1]
AHRS No.RUB-008
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1982

It was formed from the 1913 house of Oscar Tackstrom that was used by the Army Signal Corps, plus a second building, Doc Frosts's medical clinic, built in 1911, that was later attached.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ James Hart, Elizabeth Hart and Michael S. Kennedy (May 30, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ruby Roadhouse (AHRS Site No. RUB-008) / U.S. Commissioners Office; Army Signal Corps Station". National Park Service. and accompanying photos and sketches