Chemistry:Chitina Tin Shop

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Short description: United States historic place
Chitina Tin Shop
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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LocationMain Street, Chitina, Alaska
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Area0.745 acres (0.301 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
Built byFred Schaupp
NRHP reference #79003763[1]
AHRS #VAL-049
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1979
Designated AHRSSeptember 17, 1977

The Chitina Tin Shop, also known as Fred's Place and Schaupp's, is a historic retail building on Main Street in Chitina, Alaska. It is a wood-frame structure, two stories in height, with a flat-topped false front in front of a gable roof. The building is 17 feet (5.2 m) wide and 33 feet (10 m) deep. It was built in 1912 by Fred Schaupp, during Chitina's building boom following the arrival of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway. The building is one of only a few surviving tin shops (essentially a metalworking facility) in the state. The first floor was occupied by the workshop, while living quarters were above. Following the closing of the railroad in 1938, the building has seen a variety of other uses.[2] The building has been restored, and now houses an art gallery.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Copper River Census Area, Alaska

References