Slaven's Cabin

	Frank Slaven Roadhouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
	Frank Slaven Roadhouse
Location	Mouth of Coal Creek, about 42 miles (68 km) southeast of Circle
Nearest city	Circle, Alaska
Coordinates	65°21′02″N 143°07′22″W / 65.35045°N 143.12267°W
Built	1930
Part of	Coal Creek Historic Mining District (ID95000573)
MPS	Yukon River Lifeways TR
NRHP reference No.	87001202
AHRS No.	CHR-030
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 20, 1987
Designated CP	May 4, 1995

Slaven's Cabin, also called Slaven's Roadhouse and Frank Slaven Roadhouse, is a public-use facility in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in Alaska. The cabin is located on the Yukon River, 42 miles (68 km) southeast of Circle, Alaska, and 138 miles (222 km) northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Miner Frank Slaven began excavations at nearby Coal Creek in 1905 and built the roadhouse in 1932 with several friends. The roadhouse was used until the 1950s and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[3] It also is included in the Coal Creek Historic Mining District, which is itself listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The cabin was restored in 1993 for use as a visitor contact area and public use facility. A separate public-use cabin also was built in 1993 at the location.^[4]

It is a two-story cabin built of 10-inch (250 mm) hewn spruce logs. The original 21-by-21-foot (6.4 m × 6.4 m) portion of the roadhouse, 19-foot (5.8 m) tall, was probably built with a 16-foot (4.9 m) overhang to the south. This portion was later enclosed.^[5]

The complex also is an official "dog drop" along the 1,000 mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race route.^[6]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Alison K. Hoagland and Sandra M. Faulkner (March 30, 1987). "Yukon River Lifeways Thematic Resources (TR)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
^ National Park Service. "Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve: Historic sites", NPS.gov. August 8, 2006. Accessed March 17, 2009.
^ National Park Service. "Public-use cabins", NPS.gov. July 25, 2006. Accessed March 17, 2009.
^ Alison K. Hoagland and Sandra M. Faulkner (March 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Frank Slaven Roadhouse". National Park Service. (excerpt from longer TR document, with multiple drawings) and accompanying 11 photos from 1982, 1984, and 1934-36
^ Waddell, Stephanie. "Yukon Quest teams at Slaven's Cabin", Whitehorse Star. Accessed 17, 2009.

External links

Media related to Slaven's Cabin at Wikimedia Commons

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[2] Alison K. Hoagland and Sandra M. Faulkner (March 30, 1987). "Yukon River Lifeways Thematic Resources (TR)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service. Retrieved May 23, 2012.

[3] National Park Service. "Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve: Historic sites", NPS.gov. August 8, 2006. Accessed March 17, 2009.

[4] National Park Service. "Public-use cabins", NPS.gov. July 25, 2006. Accessed March 17, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-5] Alison K. Hoagland and Sandra M. Faulkner (March 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Frank Slaven Roadhouse". National Park Service. (excerpt from longer TR document, with multiple drawings) and accompanying 11 photos from 1982, 1984, and 1934-36

[6] Waddell, Stephanie. "Yukon Quest teams at Slaven's Cabin", Whitehorse Star. Accessed 17, 2009.

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