Potter Section House

Potter Section House
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location Off AK 1, Anchorage, Alaska
Coordinates 61°3′7″N 149°47′49″W / 61.05194°N 149.79694°W / 61.05194; -149.79694Coordinates: 61°3′7″N 149°47′49″W / 61.05194°N 149.79694°W / 61.05194; -149.79694
Area less than one acre
Built 1929 (1929)
Built by Alaska Railroad
NRHP reference # 85003113[1]
AHRS # ANC-075
Added to NRHP December 6, 1985

The Potter Section House is a historic section house in Anchorage Borough, Alaska. It is located at Mile 115.3 of the Seward Highway and Mile 100.6 of the Alaska Railroad. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure with a gable roof. The main facade has a center entrance flanked by sash windows, while the rear facade also has an entrance but only a single window. Built in 1929 to a slight variation from a standard plan, it is the last of four section houses to survive on the Anchorage stretch of the railroad. The building was used as housing for workers on the surround section of railroad until section-based maintenance was discontinued in 1978.[2] It currently hosts the Chugach State Park headquarters.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[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 Potter Section House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-08.


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