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Crescent Apartments

Location: 373 S. Franklin Street

AHRS#: JUN-143

CBJ#: A-04

Parcel#: 1C070H030020

Year Built: 1896

Architectural Style: Late Victorian

Architect/Contractor: unknown

Historic Name: Crescent Apartments

Historic Period: Initial Development Era 1883-1911

Historic Integrity: altered/ contributing

Neighborhood: Juneau Downtown Historic District

Date of Local Designation: Not Designated

Date of National Register Designation: 06/17/1994

View 1 - Crescent Apartments,373 S. Franklin Street

Additional Information

General Description

This irregularly-shaped, two-story wood frame building measures 40' x 60'. It has a concrete foundation, double hung windows, and a flat roof. Originally a parlor house, the twelve bedrooms have been converted to apartments. Alterations include storefront windows on first floor with a vernacular entrance, new horizontal cedar siding, a plain cornice and a sidewalk canopy.

Historical Information

According to oral history, it was one of Juneau's more infamous houses of ill-repute during the gold rush and mining days. The building reflects the 1883 - 1911 period of significance.

Historic Use

residential

Source

Inventory of Historic Sites and Structures, City and Borough of Juneau, March 1986, National Register Nomination, June 17, 1994.