Fairbanks Exploration Company Manager's House

F. E. Company Manager's House
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location 757 Illinois Street, Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates 64°51′11″N 147°42′58″W / 64.85306°N 147.71611°W / 64.85306; -147.71611Coordinates: 64°51′11″N 147°42′58″W / 64.85306°N 147.71611°W / 64.85306; -147.71611
Area 1.038 acres (0.420 ha)
Built 1936 (1936)
Built by Victor Johnson
Architectural style Colonial Revival
Part of Illinois Street Historic District (#01000966)
NRHP reference # 96000095[1]
AHRS # FAI-273
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 16, 1996
Designated CP September 14, 2001

The Fairbanks Exploration Company Manager's House, also known as The White House and the Sisters' Convent, is a historic house at 757 Illinois Street in Fairbanks, Alaska. It is a three-story wood frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, clapboard siding, and a post-and-beam foundation. An ell extends from the center of the rear. The house was built in 1935-36 by the Fairbanks Exploration Company to house its local vice president and general manager. It is the first Colonial Revival house built in Fairbanks, and is one of the state's finest examples of the style.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for F. E. Company Manager's House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-04.


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