Historic Building Survey - City and Borough of Juneau

Chicken Ridge Historic Buildings Survey
Pagel of 2
AHRS #: JUN-021 CBJ #: E-4 Parcel #: l-C04-0-A28-006-0
Historic Name: Hammond / Wickersham House
Other Name:
Wickersham House
Location
Address: 213 Seventh street
Lot/Block/Subdivision: 7 & 8 / 28
Current Owner:
Address:
state of Alaska, DNR
400 Willoughby Avenue
Juneau, AK 99801
Historic Function/Use:
Domestic / s~ngle Family
Current Function/Use:
Domestic / Single Family
Architectural Classification Category/Sub-category:
Mixed
Materials
Roofing:
Asphalt shingles
Foundation:
Concrete
Walls: Horizontal wood lap
siding (main level)i
horizontal wood channel lap
(second level); wood shingles
in· gable
Other:
Archit.ectural Elements: Fishscale shingles in gables i· glass enclosed
porch on south side, ribbon windows, pedimented portico with rounded
underside and pila.sters
General Descript.ion: Retains integrity, little evidence of change,
important contributing element to the architectural and historic unity
of the neighborhood, good condition.
Hist.oric Significance: Listed on the National Register of Historic
Places for individual significance, this' building is also significant
to the neighborhood because it.is 1 of 2 "Mixed" style buildings in
the survey area which demonstrates Juneau's vernacular interpretation
national styles, because of its association with mining
superintendent Frank Hammond, for whom the house was constructed, and
Territorial government figure Judge James Wickersham who purchased the
house in the 1920's, and because it demonstrates patterns of community
development in Juneau, Alaska.
Const.ruct.ion Dat.e: 1899 Period of Significance: 1893-1939
Cultural Affiliat.ion:
Euroamerican
National Regist.er Status/Date:
Listed
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