St. Ann

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There was a complex of structures that included a church, chancery, hospital and school. The hospital and school were demolished and replaced with an entirely new building. The church and chancery remain. They are wood frame construction with horizontal vinyl or wood lap siding with vertical corner trim boards. The church has a two-and-one-half story gable parapet (reminiscent of Queen Ann) front with gable parapet bell tower. It is a wood frame structure with horizontal vinyl lap siding and vertical corner trim boards. It has a concrete partial basement. Other features include a strip of the three curve topped windows located in upper gable front (reminiscent of Shingle Style). The chancery is a two-and-one-half story wood frame building with a gable front and a gable dormer and bay window on the east elevation. These structures appear to have been altered over time thus the eclectic architectural character.

The first Catholic Father arrived in Juneau in 1885 and immediately established a mission. Shortly thereafter, with the assistance of the Sisters of St. Ann, a Canadian teaching order, a school and hospital were established. The oldest building, dating from the 1890?s is the chancery at 416 Fifth Street. The school on the corner of Fifth and Harris Streets was built to be a hospital around the turn-of-the-century but was extensively remodeled in 1918 to be a school. More recently it was torn down and completely replaced. In 1914, the Sisters built a larger hospital, which served as Juneau?s main hospital until 1971.

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Juneau Townsite Building Survey, City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, September 1988