Sitka U.S. Post Office and Court House

Sitka U.S. Post Office and Court House
Location 100 Lincoln St., Sitka, Alaska
Coordinates 57°2′57″N 135°20′14″W / 57.04917°N 135.33722°W / 57.04917; -135.33722Coordinates: 57°2′57″N 135°20′14″W / 57.04917°N 135.33722°W / 57.04917; -135.33722
Area less than one acre
Built 1938
Architect Underwood, Gilbert Stanley; Warrick, J.B.
Architectural style Modern Movement, Moderne, Art Deco
NRHP Reference # 97001584[1]
Added to NRHP December 31, 1997

The Sitka U.S. Post Office and Court House, also known as the Sitka Post Office and now serving as Sitka City Hall, is a Moderne style building located at 100 Lincoln Street in the center of Sitka, Alaska. One of eight Federal buildings constructed in the Alaska Territory in the 1930s, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

It is a poured-concrete structure that is rectangular in shape, set on a raised basement. The reduced-width second level gives the building the appearance of having wings on either side. The building was historically accessed through an entry on the first floor, about 10 feet above street level, and accessed via symmetrically placed stairways. Its main entrance has since been relocated to the basement level. The main block is divided into five bays, each of which has slightly-recessed windows, with a decorative panel between the first and second levels.[2]

The building housed a number of federal offices, and housed the Sitka Public Library as well between 1938 and 1943. The post office took over the entire first floor in 1963, and was moved in 1986 to a location outside the city center, despite public protests. The building then sat vacant until the city took it over for use as city hall in 1993.[2]

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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 Linda Millard and Amanda Welsh (August 18, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Sitka U.S. Post Office and Court House / Sitka Post Office / Sitka City Hall / AHRS Site No. SIT-313" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying four photos, exterior and interior, from 1940 and 1997 (see photo captions page 14 of text document)


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