Erskine House, Kodiak, Alaska, 1950s-1960s

• Main Author: Clifford, Howard
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
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• Subjects: Galleries & museums > Alaska > Kodiak; Log buildings > Alaska > Kodiak; Historic buildings > Alaska > Kodiak; Baranov Museum; Kodiak (Alaska) > Buildings; structures; etc; Clifford; Wilbur; Erskine; Kodiak; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/4481

Clifford 428 The Erskine House, also known as the Russian-American Company Magazin, is the oldest Russian colonial-era building still standing in Kodiak and is the present day location of the Baranov Museum, operated by the Kodiak Historical Society. The name Erskine is derived from Wilbur J. Erskine, an employee of the Alaska Commercial Company who lived in the building from 1911 to 1948. Archaeological evidence suggests that the building was originally constructed by the Russian-American Company between 1804 and 1808 and was originally intended to be a storehouse. The building was later owned by the Alaska Commercial Company from 1867 to 1911. After the 1964 earthquake, the building was acquired by the Alaska Housing Authority and in 1972 it was bought by the City of Kodiak. The Kodiak Historical Society began leasing the building for a museum in 1967. (Source: National Register of Historic Places - http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000954.pdf)