Kodiak History Museum[1] | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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.jpg) Modern view of the building | |
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| Location | 101 East Marine Way, Kodiak, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 57°47′16″N 152°24′12″W / 57.78778°N 152.40333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1808 |
| Built by | Russian-American Company |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000954[2] |
| AHRS No. | KOD-123 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | June 13, 1962[3] |
The Kodiak History Museum,[1][4] until 2019 known as the Baranov Museum,[1] is a history museum at 101 East Marine Way in Kodiak, Alaska. It is located in a National Historic Landmark building known as the Russian-American Magazin [sic] and the Erskine House, which also houses the office of the Kodiak Historical Society. Built c. 1810, the building is the oldest of four surviving building constructed by the Russians when Alaska was a Russian territory. The museum's collections and exhibits are focused on the history of the Kodiak Archipelago and the Aleutian Islands, with particular focus on the Russian and early American periods. The museum's current director is Sarah Harrington.
- ^ a b c "A History of the Museum". Kodiak History Museum. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Russian-American Magazin". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
- ^ "Alaska museum to have new name, look when it reopens in May". Vancouver Sun. April 20, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020.