Historic Structures Database
Fifth Avenue Apartments
Location: 329 5th Street
AHRS#: JUN-355
CBJ#: B-76
Parcel#: 1C070A170070
Year Built: 1937
Architectural Style: Other/ Juneau Folk
Architect/Contractor: unknown
Historic Name: Fifth Avenue Apartments
Historic Period: Peak Gold Mining Era 1921-1944
Historic Integrity: altered
Neighborhood: Juneau Townsite
Date of Local Designation: Not Designated
Date of National Register Designation: Not Registered
Additional Information
This is a two-story, wood frame building with a flat roof. It has a partial basement and concrete foundation. It is sided with stucco with horizontal wood lap siding accents. It features modest entablature molding above recessed entry and window strip. Recently, the multipaned casement windows were replaced.
Historical InformationJohn T. Spickett owned the Hotel Franklin and managed the Palace Theater. He and his wife built and owned the Spickett Apartments adjacent to the Fifth Avenue Apartments. Bought by Spickett in 1912, the lot was vacant until 1924 when Spickett built the apartments which he kept until the 1940s. Today the property is owned by the Corporation of Catholic Bishops of Juneau.
Historic Useresidential
SourceJuneau Townsite Building Survey, City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, September 1988
CommentsAltered
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