Historic Structures Database
Kaher House 3
Location: 431 Seward Street
AHRS#: JUN-345
CBJ#: B-83
Parcel#: 1C070A180100
Year Built: circa 1901
Architectural Style: Other/ Juneau Folk
Architect/Contractor: unknown
Historic Name: Kaher House 3
Historic Period: Initial Development Era 1883-1911
Historic Integrity: altered
Neighborhood: Juneau Townsite
Date of Local Designation: Not Designated
Date of National Register Designation: Not Registered
Additional Information
The one-and-one-half story structure has pitched roof with with a front gable and a concrete foundation. It is sided with vertical wood siding. It features a small centered gable roofed enclosed entry porch with a gable pediment and a centered double hung window in the front gable.
Historical InformationThe houses at 423, 431, and 437 Seward Street as well as the house at 217 Fifth Street have been owned collectively and individually by various people through the years. They all appear on the 1901 tax rolls and the 1904 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map. One long term owner was Joseph Kaher. Born in Austria, Kaher came to Valdez in 1898 and to Juneau in 1917. During his years in Juneau he acquired a great deal of rental property including these houses.
Historic Useresidential
SourceJuneau Townsite Building Survey, City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, September 1988
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