Kimball's Store

Kimball's Store
Location 500 and 504 West Fifth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
Coordinates 61°13′14″N 149°53′8″W / 61.22056°N 149.88556°W / 61.22056; -149.88556Coordinates: 61°13′14″N 149°53′8″W / 61.22056°N 149.88556°W / 61.22056; -149.88556
Area less than one acre
Built 1915 (1915)
NRHP Reference # 86001901[1]
Added to NRHP July 24, 1986

Kimball's Store was a historic retail establishment at 500 and 504 West 5th Avenue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The dry goods store operated at the same site from 1915 to 2002, and its two-story wood-frame building is the only commercial building to survive at its original location from the period of Anchorage's founding. The store was established by Irving Kimball, who had been trading in Arctic communities of Alaska since 1897, and was operated afterward by his daughter until her death in 2002.[2][3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Kimball's Store" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  3. "Anchorage landmark store closes after 87 years of operation". Juneau Empire. 2002-12-03. Retrieved 2014-12-23.


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