Koosher Building
Location: 130 Seward Street
AHRS#: JUN-080
CBJ#: A-09
Parcel#: 1C070A020043
Year Built: 1893
Architectural Style: Late Victorian
Architect/Contractor: unknown
Historic Name: Koosher Building
Historic Period: Initial Development Era 1883-1911
Historic Integrity: preserved/ contributing
Neighborhood: Juneau Downtown Historic District
Date of Local Designation: Not Designated
Date of National Register Designation: 06/17/1994
Additional Information
General Description
The two-story frame building measures 20' x 48'. It has a flat roof, and wood storefront. Awning windows replaced the original double hung windows on the second floor although the original window size was retained. The building features a simple bracketed cornice and a sidewalk canopy.
Historical InformationBuilt by on the site of the Flag of All Nations cabin by J.C. Koosher, a druggist from Sitka who razed the cabin to make way for his new store. It continued as a drug store under various names from 1893 to 1920s.
Historic Usecommercial
SourceInventory of Historic Sites and Structures, City and Borough of Juneau, March 1986; National Register Nomination, June 17, 1994