Alaska Engineering Commission Cottage No. 23

The Alaska Engineering Commission Cottage No. 23, also known as DeLong Cottage, is an historic house at 618 Christensen Drive in Anchorage, Alaska. It is a 1+12-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof and porch extending across its front. It was designed and built in 1916 by the Alaska Engineering Commission (A.E.C.), the federal government project to build the Alaska Railroad. Of the surviving cottages built by the commission, it is the least-altered and best-preserved.[2]

A. E. C. Cottage No. 23
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Alaska Engineering Commission Cottage No. 23 is located in Downtown Anchorage
Alaska Engineering Commission Cottage No. 23
Alaska Engineering Commission Cottage No. 23 is located in Anchorage
Alaska Engineering Commission Cottage No. 23
Alaska Engineering Commission Cottage No. 23 is located in Alaska
Alaska Engineering Commission Cottage No. 23
Location618 Christensen Drive, Anchorage, Alaska
Coordinates61°13′12″N 149°53′40″W / 61.22000°N 149.89444°W / 61.22000; -149.89444
Arealess than one acre
Built1916
Built byAlaska Engineering Commission
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.90000825[1]
AHRS No.ANC-325
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1990

The cottage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as A. E. C. Cottage No. 23.[1] It has also been known as DeLong Cottage.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Frank S. Koziol (February 1, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: A. E. C. Cottage No. 3 / DeLong Cottage / AHRS Site No. ANC-325". and accompanying photos