Historic Structures Database

Jaeger House

Location: 418 4th Street

AHRS#: JUN-164

CBJ#: B-32

Parcel#: 1C070A160020

Year Built: 1912

Architectural Style: Other/ Juneau Folk

Architect/Contractor: unknown

Historic Name: Jaeger House

Historic Period: Territorial Gov

Historic Integrity: preserved

Neighborhood: Juneau Townsite

Date of Local Designation: Not Designated

Date of National Register Designation: Not Registered

View 1 - Jaeger House,418 4th Street
View 2 - Jaeger House,418 4th Street

Additional Information

General Description

The building measures 28? x 49?. It is a one-and-one-half story wood frame structure. It has a hip roof and hip roofed dormer. It has a full basement of concrete and concrete block and has wood shingle siding. Other features include a pedimented gable over building appendage and wide overhanging eaves. It is an uncommon example of a Prairie School house because it is less than two full stories.

Historical Information

E.R. Jaeger arrived in Juneau in 1896 and purchased a laundry business which he operated until 1918. Jaeger, associated with Claude Erickson in the Juneau building industry, and was responsible for the construction of Hotel Gastineau in 1914. He owned and developed a number of properties in downtown Juneau. Inherited by daughter, Hazel, the house was the home of Hazel, and her husband, J. Simpson Mackinnon for many years.

Historic Use

residential

Source

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

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