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Russian-American Building No. 29, Sitka
Здание № 29 Российско-американской компании в Ситке
A two-storey hewn-log house on a stone foundation built by the Russian-American Company in New Archangel in 1852 as housing for company employees. It is the only surviving Russian-period commercial structure in Sitka and one of two Russian colonial buildings in the city, alongside the Russian Bishop's House. It has been a U.S. National Historic Landmark since 1987.
Двухэтажный бревенчатый дом на каменном фундаменте, построенный Российско-американской компанией в Ново-Архангельске в 1852 году как жильё для служащих компании. Единственная сохранившаяся в Ситке коммерческая постройка русского периода и одна из двух русских построек города наряду с Епископским домом. С 1987 года — Национальный исторический памятник США.
Property abroad
EraRussian Empire
FunctionStaff housing
Present ownerPrivate owner
Acquisitionbuilt, 1852
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2020-06
Passed under U.S. jurisdiction with the transfer of Alaska in 1867; according to the National Park Service (page updated June 2020), the building is managed by a private owner.
Russian Empire: all property abroad →
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Sources
- Russian-American Building No. 29 National Historic Landmark — U.S. National Park Service
- Building No. 29, Sitka — National Register of Historic Places (NPGallery)
- Russian-American Building No. 29 — Wikipedia
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