Davis House IV

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The building is a one-and-one-half story wood frame structure with steep pitch gabled front. It has a concrete foundation and is sided with wood shingles. It features a centrally located small hip roofed enclosed entry porch. Structure contains modest Craftsman style design references such as the gable front and hip roofed entry. Changes to the structure have extended the entry porch across the front elevation of the building and the entry moved from the center to the side. Mass and proportion, however, are unchanged.

The pioneer Juneau Davis family lived in Juneau over forty years, contributing leadership in business, art and the community. J.Montgomery Davis was one of the Juneau?s early settlers and built a home at 202 Sixth Street in what was then a dense wood. There were no streets, lights or water. The Davis family built portions of Sixth Street so that horse and wagons could reach their home. They bought and improved property nearby and added to the development of Juneau. This house was bult in 1912 on or near the present Capital School site and moved to its present location by the Davis? in 1927. It was used as a rental; a ?miners house.?

residential

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