Point Barrow Refuge Station (Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska)
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NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, general store
Historic trading post listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Built: 1889
Expanded: c. 1925 (front addition and attic enlargement)
Area: less than 1 acre
Also known as: Cape Smythe Whaling & Trading Station
Date added to NRHP: 12/2/1980
Notes: This building was originally constructed as a bunkhouse and shelter for whaling fleets operating in the area, but only served in this capacity until 1896, when it was purchased and converted into a trading post. It is in this use that the building is best known.
Built: 1889
Expanded: c. 1925 (front addition and attic enlargement)
Area: less than 1 acre
Also known as: Cape Smythe Whaling & Trading Station
Date added to NRHP: 12/2/1980
Notes: This building was originally constructed as a bunkhouse and shelter for whaling fleets operating in the area, but only served in this capacity until 1896, when it was purchased and converted into a trading post. It is in this use that the building is best known.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 71°17'54"N 156°46'23"W
- Avak Impact Crater 12 km
- Elson Lagoon 19 km
- Lake Sungovoak 25 km
- Lake Tuskikovak 34 km
- Dease Inlet 55 km
- Admiralty Bay 59 km
- Pitalukruak Lake 74 km
- Sinclar Lake 79 km
- Naluakruk Lake 126 km
- Teshekpuk Lake 142 km