'TELEPHONE HILL - City and Borough of Juneau

TELEPHONE HILL
FINDINGS
DISTRICT
Districts are generally groupings of buildings or structures whose
significance can be other than historical -- visual, architectural and
environmental. Groups of buildings can create a specific environment physically
and spatially by representing the standards and tastes of a community or
neighborhood duri ng a peri od of hi story. Unrelated structures often
collectively display a progression of styles and functions or cohesive
townscapes.
The structures at the Telephone Hi 11 sunmi t , constructed between 1882 and
1939, are collectively significant and create a district. Two factors
contribute to the district's significance:
(1) The site's association with the early development of Juneau; and
(2) The buildings' architectural . details reflecting the changing
construction designs during the past century.
The National Register criteria outline lithe quality of significance in
American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture present in
districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that possess integrity of
location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association
and ...
that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or
method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or
that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant
and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual
distinction. 1I
Using National Register criteria, the Telephone Hill structures meet the
qualifications for a historic district.
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