Bergmann Hotel
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The Bergmann Hotel is a hotel and bar operating in Juneau, Alaska
. It is among the National Register of Historic Places listings in Juneau, Alaska
on the National Register of Historic Places
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A pioneer in pre-statehood Alaska, Bergmann was an established name in the Juneau hotel business of the period. Marie Bergmann began her professional life in Juneau by working in the hotel industry, as well as nursing. Ms. Bergmann originally envisioned a larger, more opulent hotel, but without additional investors and financing she was forced to scale back her plans. The grand opening of the hotel occurred on December 16, 1913. Marie Bergmann died in 1918 of a reported brain hemorrhage.
housing, with most occupants renting rooms by the week or month. Rooms in the Bergmann do not contain kitchens, although some contain microwaves, refrigerators and sinks. Restroom, shower and laundry facilities are shared. The hotel has been owned since 2001 by Juneau residents James, Maureen and Camilla Barrett.
In 2004, the Bergmann reopened a bar on the premises, despite protests from local residents and police who objected to the license because of a reputation for alcohol related incidents and other problems at the hotel.
Juneau, Alaska
The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
. It is among the National Register of Historic Places listings in Juneau, Alaska
National Register of Historic Places listings in Juneau, Alaska
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Juneau, Alaska.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Juneau, Alaska, United States...
on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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Marie Bergmann, and early history of the hotel
The hotel was constructed by Marie E. Bergmann, who built the hotel to cater to local miners. According to a biography of the property and Ms. Bergmann maintained by the National Register of Historic Places, Ms. Bergmann settled in the Juneau area in 1896, after the death of her husband in SeattleSeattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
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A pioneer in pre-statehood Alaska, Bergmann was an established name in the Juneau hotel business of the period. Marie Bergmann began her professional life in Juneau by working in the hotel industry, as well as nursing. Ms. Bergmann originally envisioned a larger, more opulent hotel, but without additional investors and financing she was forced to scale back her plans. The grand opening of the hotel occurred on December 16, 1913. Marie Bergmann died in 1918 of a reported brain hemorrhage.
Current use
Although listed as a hotel, today the building serves primarily as tenementTenement
A tenement is, in most English-speaking areas, a substandard multi-family dwelling, usually old, occupied by the poor.-History:Originally the term tenement referred to tenancy and therefore to any rented accommodation...
housing, with most occupants renting rooms by the week or month. Rooms in the Bergmann do not contain kitchens, although some contain microwaves, refrigerators and sinks. Restroom, shower and laundry facilities are shared. The hotel has been owned since 2001 by Juneau residents James, Maureen and Camilla Barrett.
In 2004, the Bergmann reopened a bar on the premises, despite protests from local residents and police who objected to the license because of a reputation for alcohol related incidents and other problems at the hotel.