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horizontal redwood siding, which covers older siding which may be Russian in origin. It has a steeply-pitched gable roof, which is pierced on its main (southern) elevation by a single gabled dormer. The building's interior has been extensively altered to accommodate the historical society's uses, but much of its older fabric is still evident. The interior was originally divided into two large chambers separated by a log dividing wall that is still extant (with doorways cut through it at a later date), and the material that makes up the stairwell to the second floor also appear to be original. The upstairs has flooring that appears to be typical Russian manufacture.
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damaged the city, the building was acquired by a government redevelopment authority. Ownership was eventually transferred to the city, which leased it in 1967 to the Kodiak Historical Society. The society has since maintained the property, using it for office space and as a museum. The building
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The building is a large rectangular log structure, now resting on a concrete foundation (replacing Erskine's stone foundation). It is 2-1/2 stories in height, 36 feet (11 m) deep and 72 feet (22 m) wide, with a projecting front porch that is partially glassed in. It is finished in
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The community now known as Kodiak was established in 1793 as Pavlovsk; it was the first permanent Russian settlement in North America, and served as its territorial capital until 1808. This building was built in the first decade of the 19th century as a storage facility (or "magazin") by the
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Russian-American Company Magazin, 101 Marine Way East, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK
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Accompanying 27 photos, exterior and interior, from 1985, 1986, and historical.
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Belfast City Hospital
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Kodiak History Museum is located in Alaska
Kodiak, Alaska
57°47′16″N 152°24′12″W / 57.78778°N 152.40333°W / 57.78778; -152.40333
Russian-American Company
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Kodiak, Alaska
National Historic Landmark
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a Russian territory
Kodiak Archipelago
Aleutian Islands
Russian American Company
Alaska Commercial Company
1964 Alaska earthquake
tsunami
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
List of the oldest buildings in Alaska



"A History of the Museum"
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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