Ketchikan Ranger House
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Ketchikan Ranger House at 309 Gorge St. in Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan is a city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States, the southeasternmost sizable city in that state. With an estimated population of 7,368 in 2010 within the city limits, it is the fifth most populous city in the state....

 was built in 1915. It was listed 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...

 in 1987. It was designed by USDA Forest Service
Architects of the United States Forest Service
Architects of the United States Forest Service are credited with the design of many buildings and other structures in National Forests that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to the significance of their architecture. A number of these architectural works are attributed to...

in "Vernacular Victorian" style. It served historically as institutional housing.

It was built for $650 to serve the first forest ranger for the state of Alaska.
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