Davis House VIII

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The building is a one-and-one-half story wood frame structure with steep pitch gabled front. The foundation is covered with wood skirting and the walls sided with horizontal wood lap siding. It also features a hip roofed partial width enclosed front porch and chamfered corner window. Structure contains modest Craftsman style design references such as the gable front and hip roofed porch.

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 growth and development of Juneau. One of three houses built on the same lot between 1914 and 1918.

residential

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