Fairbanks Exploration Company Housing

The Fairbanks Exploration Company was the major economic force in the growth of Fairbanks, Alaska during its gold rush years in the early 20th century. In the 1920s the company built a number of housing units for its workers. A cluster of at least eight of these is known to have survived on the east side of Illinois Street, of which four have retained historical integrity. Located at 505, 507, 521, and 523 Illinois Street, they are all similarly built Bungalow-style wood-frame buildings, 1+12 stories in height, with a hip roof and projecting hipped wings. The complex includes a five-stall garage which served all four houses, as well as two greenhouses. At the time of their listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, this group of houses was being rehabilitated for use as a bed and breakfast inn.[2]

F. E. Company Housing
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
523 Illinois Street
Boundaries of Fairbanks Exploration Company Housing
Location505, 507, 521, and 523 Illinois Street, Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates64°51′2″N 147°43′6″W / 64.85056°N 147.71833°W / 64.85056; -147.71833
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1927 (1927)
Built byFairbanks Exploration Company
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
Part ofIllinois Street Historic District (ID01000966)
NRHP reference No.97000400[1]
AHRS No.FAI-334
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1997
Designated CPSeptember 14, 2001

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for F.E. Company Housing". National Park Service. Retrieved January 27, 2015.