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Chief Kashakes House

Coordinates: 55°19′5″N 131°35′49″W / 55.31806°N 131.59694°W / 55.31806; -131.59694
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Chief Kashakes House
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
HABS drawing of house
Chief Kashakes House is located in Alaska
Chief Kashakes House
LocationMile 2.5 of South Tongass Highway, Saxman, Alaska
Coordinates55°19′5″N 131°35′49″W / 55.31806°N 131.59694°W / 55.31806; -131.59694
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
NRHP reference No.93000338[1]
AHRS No.KET-343
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1993

The Chief Kashakes House, also known as the Eagle Tail House and Chief Kah-Shakes House, is a historic Tlingit clan house in Saxman, Alaska. Built in 1895 using balloon framing, the two story wood-frame structure was the first structure built in Saxman, and is the only surviving clan house of its type there. It has a hip roof, and is clad in shiplap siding. The front originally had a porch extending across the full width, but this has been reduced to just the central portion. Three totem poles flank the building, two eagle-topped poles to the right and a beaver pole to the left. An old Russian cannon stands near the house.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Chief Kashakes House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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