Fairbanks Exploration Company Manager's House

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]

F. E. Company Manager's House
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location757 Illinois Street, Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates64°51′11″N 147°42′58″W
Area1.038 acres (0.420 ha)
Built1936 (1936)
Built byVictor Johnson
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Part ofIllinois Street Historic District (ID01000966)
NRHP reference No.96000095[1]
AHRS No.FAI-273
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1996
Designated CPSeptember 14, 2001

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

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