'TELEPHONE HILL - The City and Borough of Juneau

PROJECT METHODOLOGY
Alaska Archives Resource and Records Management performed a number of tasks
during the survey to create a data base, document the site and structures, and
apply the' National Register criteria. The survey results, with an
interpretation of its historical, architectural and archaeological significance,
are included in the final' report.
TASKS PERFORMED
(1) Interviews were held with study area property owners and residents,
historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and long-time Juneau
residents.
(2) Structure ~acades were photographed and a photo log created. Historic
photographs were obtained from individual collections, the Alaska
Historical Library, and the State Archives and Records Center. An
architectural description was developed for each structure and used
with the photographs for evaluation.
(3) Assessment and Tax Rolls, City of Juneau (1901-1951, 1965-1983), were
reviewed for property ownership and improvements. The District
Recorder records conta i ned the early transfer of properti es and lot
location claims beginning in 1881. Using block and lot numbers, each
iurveyed unit on Telephone Hill was researched throughout its recorded
history and a data base created of ownership and improvement values.
(4) The Curry-Weissbrodt Collection, which documents the land claims of
Alaska's Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes and is located in the Sealaska
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