Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop

The Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop is a historic machine shop in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Located behind the Fairbanks Exploration Company (F.E. Company) administration building at 612 Illinois Street, it is a large single-story steel-frame structure, built in 1927 to serve the company's nearby gold mining operations.[2] Its easternmost section is 16 feet (4.9 m) high, while that on the west is 20 feet (6.1 m) high, in order to accommodate belt-driven equipment and cranes. A tall double door at the center of the east facade is the main entrance. The front of the building housed large belt-driven lathes, while the center had a welding shop, drill presses, and a tool room. A blacksmithy in the back had a sand floor. The building was used by the F.E. Company between 1927 and 1964.[3]

F. E. Company Machine Shop
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location	behind 612 Illinois Street, Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates	64°51′7″N 147°43′20″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1927 (1927)
Built by	United States Smelting and Refining Company
Part of	Illinois Street Historic District (ID01000966)
NRHP reference No.	95001164[1]
AHRS No.	FAI-445
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 12, 1995
Designated CP	September 14, 2001

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Illinois Street Historic District (with map showing the building's location)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
3. "NRHP nomination for Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-03.