National Register of Historic Places listings in Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska.

Location of the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in Alaska

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.[1]

There are 28 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the census area, including 3 National Historic Landmarks. Another two properties were once listed but have been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 14, 2020.[2]

Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register[4]	Image	Date listed[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bering Expedition Landing Site	Bering Expedition Landing Site	July 20, 1977 (#77001542)	On Kayak Island 59°53′40″N 144°29′08″W	Katalla
2	Bremner Historic Mining District	Bremner Historic Mining District	June 15, 2000 (#00000659)	Along Golconda Creek, about 47 miles (76 km) southeast of Chitina 61°01′45″N 143°26′20″W	Chitina
3	Cape Hinchinbrook Light Station	Cape Hinchinbrook Light Station	July 29, 2005 (#05000728)	Southwestern end of Hinchinbrook Island 60°14′14″N 146°38′48″W	Cordova
4	Cape St. Elias Lighthouse	Cape St. Elias Lighthouse	December 18, 1975 (#75002157)	Southwestern end of Kayak Island 59°47′54″N 144°35′56″W	Katalla
5	Chilkat Oil Company Refinery Site		September 6, 1974 (#74002320)	Along Katalla Slough, about 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east of Katalla 60°11′15″N 144°27′02″W	Katalla
6	Chisana Historic District	Chisana Historic District	November 29, 1985 (#85002999)	Extending west 0.25 miles (0.40 km) from the southern end of Chisana Airstrip 62°03′56″N 142°02′49″W	Chisana
7	Chisana Historic Mining Landscape	Chisana Historic Mining Landscape	May 14, 1998 (#98000436)	Address restricted[6]	Northway	Also partly comprised in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
8	Chistochina Trading Post		June 13, 1997 (#97000553)	Mile 32 of Tok Cutoff, about 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Gakona 62°33′54″N 144°40′00″W	Gakona
9	Chitina Tin Shop	Chitina Tin Shop	June 11, 1979 (#79003763)	Main Street 61°30′57″N 144°26′25″W	Chitina
10	Copper River and Northwestern Railway	Copper River and Northwestern Railway	April 24, 1973 (#73002275)	Chitina to Tasnuna River, along western bank of Copper River 61°20′21″N 144°47′59″W	Chitina
11	Copper River and Northwestern Railway Bunkhouse and Messhouse		December 5, 2002 (#02001460)	3rd Street 61°30′55″N 144°26′09″W	Chitina
12	Cordova Post Office and Courthouse	Cordova Post Office and Courthouse	August 2, 1977 (#77001571)	612 2nd Street 60°32′39″N 145°45′24″W	Cordova
13	Dakah De'nin's Village Site		April 9, 1979 (#79003764)	Address restricted[6]	Chitina
14	Gakona Historic District	Gakona Historic District	February 2, 2001 (#01000024)	Mile 2 of Tok Cutoff-Glenn Highway 62°18′07″N 145°18′10″W	Gakona
15	Gakona Roadhouse	Gakona Roadhouse	August 3, 1977 (#77001579)	Mile 2 of Tok Cutoff-Glenn Highway 62°18′10″N 145°18′15″W	Gakona	Also a contributing property to Gakona Historic District
16	Kansky's		May 16, 1997 (#97000432)	Mile 42 of Nabesna Road, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Nabesna Mine 62°23′52″N 142°59′45″W	Nabesna
17	Kennecott Mines	Kennecott Mines	July 12, 1978 (#78003420)	East of Kennicott Glacier, about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of McCarthy 61°31′09″N 142°50′29″W	McCarthy
18	McCarthy General Store	McCarthy General Store	January 31, 1978 (#78003421)	Southeastern corner of Kennicott Avenue and Skolai Street 61°25′55″N 142°55′26″W	McCarthy
19	McCarthy Power Plant		April 26, 1979 (#79003752)	West side of Shushanna Avenue, on McCarthy Creek 61°25′56″N 142°55′35″W	McCarthy
20	Million Dollar Bridge	Million Dollar Bridge	March 31, 2000 (#00000293)	Mile 48 of Copper River Highway, about 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Cordova 60°40′23″N 144°44′45″W	Cordova
21	Nabesna Gold Mine Historic District		May 25, 1979 (#79003755)	Base of White Mountain at end of Nabesna Road 62°22′18″N 143°00′45″W	Nabesna
22	Palugvik Archeological District		October 15, 1966 (#66000957)	Hawkins Island	Cordova
23	Pioneer Igloo Hall Number 19		August 15, 2012 (#12000492)	621 1st Street 60°32′38″N 145°45′33″W	Cordova
24	Red Dragon Historic District	Red Dragon Historic District	August 31, 1982 (#82004899)	Roughly bounded by Lake Avenue, 1st Street and 2nd Street 60°32′32″N 145°45′28″W	Cordova
25	St. Michael the Archangel Church	St. Michael the Archangel Church	June 6, 1980 (#80004578)	Southern side of Lake Avenue, between 9th Street and Birch Street 60°32′33″N 145°44′40″W	Cordova
26	Slana Roadhouse	Slana Roadhouse	February 2, 2005 (#04001569)	Mile 1 of Nabesna Road 62°42′19″N 143°57′50″W	Slana
27	Tangle Lakes Archeological District		November 12, 1971 (#71001091)	Address restricted[6]	Paxson
28	Valdez Trail (Copper Bluff Segment)		February 12, 1998 (#98000077)	Mile 106.5 of Richardson Highway 62°01′20″N 145°21′55″W	Silver Springs

Former listings

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Reception Building		April 9, 1980 (#80004566)	April 26, 2019	Northeastern corner of 2nd Street and Browning Avenue 60°32′41″N 145°45′24″W	Cordova
2	Sourdough Lodge	Sourdough Lodge	October 1, 1974 (#74002264)	March 5, 1993	Mile 147.5 of Richardson Highway 62°31′44″N 145°31′02″W	Gakona	Destroyed by fire in 1992.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Alaska
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Alaska

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on August 14, 2020.
3. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
6. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.