The Ernest Gruening Cabin is a historic rural cabin in
Juneau, Alaska
The City and Borough of Juneau, more commonly known simply as Juneau ( ; tli, Dzánti K'ihéeni ), is the capital city of the state of Alaska. Located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle, it is a unified municipality and the se ...
, United States, and the centerpiece of Ernest Gruening State Historical Park. It is a -story wood-frame structure located north of the city on the
Glacier Highway. It is the only building associated with the life of
Ernest Gruening
Ernest Henry Gruening ( ; February 6, 1887 – June 26, 1974) was an American journalist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Gruening was the governor of the Alaska Territory from 1939 until 1953, and a United States Senator from Al ...
, governor of the
Alaska Territory 1939–53, other than the
Alaska Governor's Mansion. The cabin was built on land Gruening leased (and later purchased) from the
United States Forest Service, and was built by local laborers including Gruening's son Hunt. The cabin measures by , with a gable roof and a large fieldstone chimney. Its exterior is finished in shiplap siding milled to resemble unfinished logs. The interior consists of a single large chamber, with a circular stairway leading to a sleeping loft above. The kitchen area is set apart from the rest of the space by different flooring, an alteration by Gruening's grandson. The property is now a state historic site.
The cabin was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
See also
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References
External links
Ernest Gruening State Historical Park
1947 establishments in Alaska
Houses completed in 1947
Houses in Juneau, Alaska
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Juneau, Alaska
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