Cooper Landing Post Office

Cooper Landing Post Office
Cooper Landing Post Office in 1977
Location Sterling Hwy., Cooper Landing, Alaska
Coordinates 60°29′25″N 149°49′57″W / 60.49028°N 149.83250°W / 60.49028; -149.83250Coordinates: 60°29′25″N 149°49′57″W / 60.49028°N 149.83250°W / 60.49028; -149.83250
Area less than one acre
Built 1921
Built by Lean,Jack
Part of Cooper Landing Historic District (#78003425)
NRHP Reference # 78003425[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 23, 1978
Designated CP August 21, 1986

The Cooper Landing Post Office is a historic building located in the town of Cooper Landing, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Cooper Landing was established after prospector Joseph Cooper discovered gold in the 1880s where the Kenai River meets Kenai Lake.[2] The chalet-style building was built c. 1910-20 as a simple log cabin, and was enlarged in the 1920s and 1930s, probably not acquiring its distinctive facade until the 1930s. Its facade is adorned with hunting trophies such as caribou and moose antlers.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 18, 2010.


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