The Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop is a historic machine shop in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Located behind the Fairbanks Exploration Company (F.E. Company) administration building at 612 Illinois Street, it is a large single-story steel-frame structure, built in 1927 to serve the company's nearby gold mining operations.[2] Its easternmost section is 16 feet (4.9 m) high, while that on the west is 20 feet (6.1 m) high, in order to accommodate belt-driven equipment and cranes. A tall double door at the center of the east facade is the main entrance. The front of the building housed large belt-driven lathes, while the center had a welding shop, drill presses, and a tool room. A blacksmithy in the back had a sand floor. The building was used by the F.E. Company between 1927 and 1964.[3]
F. E. Company Machine Shop | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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| Location | behind 612 Illinois Street, Fairbanks, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 64°51′7″N 147°43′20″W / 64.85194°N 147.72222°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | United States Smelting and Refining Company |
| Part of | Illinois Street Historic District (ID01000966) |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001164[1] |
| AHRS No. | FAI-445 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 12, 1995 |
| Designated CP | September 14, 2001 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Illinois Street Historic District (with map showing the building's location)". National Park Service. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop". National Park Service. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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