Historic Structures Database
Hellenthal Building/ Palace Theater (First National Bank/Big City Books)
Location: 228 Front Street
AHRS#: JUN-192
CBJ#: A-28
Parcel#: 1C070A030040
Year Built: 1916
Architectural Style: Early 20th Century Commercial
Architect/Contractor: unknown
Historic Name: Hellenthal Building/ Palace Theater (First National Bank/Big City Books)
Historic Period: Territorial Gov
Historic Integrity: preserved/ contributing
Neighborhood: Juneau Downtown Historic District
Date of Local Designation: Not Designated
Date of National Register Designation: 06/17/1994
Additional Information
Measuring approximately 50' x 120', this is an irregular-shaped, three-story reinforced concrete building. It has a partial concrete basement and a flat roof. The Front Street fa?ade has storefront windows on the first floor and double hung windows on the second and third floors. The North Franklin Street facade has only two stories. The Front Street facade has decorative cast-in-place corbels and other miscellaneous detailing. The North Franklin Street facade has decorative banding, pilasters, first story cornices, and a decorative cornice above the second story windows.
Historic Usecommercial
SourceInventory of Historic Sites and Structures, City and Borough of Juneau Alaska, March, 1986; CBJ Community Development files;http/www.juneau.org/parkrec/museum/forms/digitalbob/index.php; National Register Nomination, June 17, 1994
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