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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

There are 36 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the borough, including 2 National Historic Landmarks.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Alaska Central Railroad: Tunnel No. 1
Alaska Central Railroad: Tunnel No. 1
November 28, 1977
(#77001576)
North of Seward
60°39′17″N 149°03′20″W / 60.654722°N 149.055556°W / 60.654722; -149.055556 (Alaska Central Railroad: Tunnel No. 1)
Seward
2 Alaska Nellie's Homestead
April 3, 1975
(#75002159)
Mile 23 on the Seward Highway
60°24′05″N 149°21′32″W / 60.401389°N 149.358889°W / 60.401389; -149.358889 (Alaska Nellie's Homestead)
Lawing
3 Ballaine House
Ballaine House
July 12, 1978
(#78003429)
437 3rd Ave.
60°06′25″N 149°26′25″W / 60.106944°N 149.440278°W / 60.106944; -149.440278 (Ballaine House)
Seward
4 Andrew Berg Cabin
Andrew Berg Cabin
April 21, 2000
(#00000385)
30 miles southeast of Soldotna
60°07′03″N 150°37′40″W / 60.1175°N 150.627778°W / 60.1175; -150.627778 (Andrew Berg Cabin)
Soldotna
5 Brown & Hawkins Store
Brown & Hawkins Store
June 23, 1988
(#88000710)
205, 207, and 209 4th Ave.
60°06′05″N 149°26′26″W / 60.101389°N 149.440556°W / 60.101389; -149.440556 (Brown & Hawkins Store)
Seward
6 Chugachik Island Site
August 19, 1976
(#76002279)
Address Restricted
Homer
7 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
May 10, 1970
(#70000898)
Mission and Overland Sts.
60°33′11″N 151°16′03″W / 60.552972°N 151.267611°W / 60.552972; -151.267611 (Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary)
Kenai
8 Coal Village Site
November 21, 1978
(#78003424)
North of Port Graham
59°23′52″N 151°53′52″W / 59.397778°N 151.897778°W / 59.397778; -151.897778 (Coal Village Site)
Port Graham
9 Cooper Landing Historic District
August 21, 1986
(#86001475)
Alaska Route 1
60°29′21″N 149°49′57″W / 60.489167°N 149.8325°W / 60.489167; -149.8325 (Cooper Landing Historic District)
Cooper Landing
10 Cooper Landing Post Office
Cooper Landing Post Office
May 23, 1978
(#78003425)
Sterling Highway
60°29′25″N 149°49′57″W / 60.490278°N 149.8325°W / 60.490278; -149.8325 (Cooper Landing Post Office)
Cooper Landing
11 Diversion Tunnel
Diversion Tunnel
November 23, 1977
(#77001577)
At Lowell Creek
60°06′14″N 149°27′09″W / 60.103889°N 149.4525°W / 60.103889; -149.4525 (Diversion Tunnel)
Seward US Army Corps of Engineers tunnel that diverts Lowell Creek under Bear Mountain
12 Government Cable Office
Government Cable Office
January 4, 1980
(#80004574)
218 6th Ave.
60°06′15″N 149°26′08″W / 60.104167°N 149.435556°W / 60.104167; -149.435556 (Government Cable Office)
Seward
13 Hirshey Mine
September 13, 1978
(#78003419)
Southeast of Hope on Palmer Creek Rd.
60°47′39″N 149°31′05″W / 60.794167°N 149.518056°W / 60.794167; -149.518056 (Hirshey Mine)
Hope
14 Hoben Park
Hoben Park
June 21, 2006
(#06000515)
401 Railway Ave.
60°05′39″N 149°26′19″W / 60.094167°N 149.438611°W / 60.094167; -149.438611 (Hoben Park)
Seward
15 Victor Holm Cabin
April 13, 1977
(#77001573)
Southwest of Kenai on Cohoe Rd. at the Kasilof River
60°22′08″N 151°18′14″W / 60.369°N 151.3038°W / 60.369; -151.3038 (Victor Holm Cabin)
Kenai 1890 cabin built by pioneering homesteader Victor Holm
16 Victor Holm Homestead
January 17, 2006
(#05000032)
Cohoe Rd.
60°22′09″N 151°18′14″W / 60.3691°N 151.3038°W / 60.3691; -151.3038 (Victor Holm Homestead)
Kasilof Encompasses entire Victor Holm property, including Victor Holm Cabin and other outbuildings
17 Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel
Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel
May 22, 1978
(#78003426)
Sterling Highway
60°03′03″N 151°39′46″W / 60.050833°N 151.662778°W / 60.050833; -151.662778 (Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel)
Ninilchik
18 Hope Historic District
Hope Historic District
April 25, 1972
(#72001583)
Mile 17 on Hope Rd.
60°55′11″N 149°38′22″W / 60.919722°N 149.639444°W / 60.919722; -149.639444 (Hope Historic District)
Hope
19 Harry A. Johnson Trapline Cabin
May 5, 2000
(#00000424)
20 miles south of Hope
60°45′21″N 149°56′39″W / 60.755833°N 149.944167°W / 60.755833; -149.944167 (Harry A. Johnson Trapline Cabin)
Hope
20 Lauritsen Cabin
October 16, 1979
(#79003761)
North of Moose Pass off Alaska Route 1
60°40′23″N 149°28′19″W / 60.673056°N 149.471944°W / 60.673056; -149.471944 (Lauritsen Cabin)
Moose Pass
21 Jesse Lee Home for Children
September 29, 1995
(#95001146)
Swetmann Avenue
60°07′35″N 149°26′48″W / 60.126389°N 149.446667°W / 60.126389; -149.446667 (Jesse Lee Home for Children)
Seward
22 Magnetic Island Site
March 17, 2015
(#15000071)
Address Restricted
Point Alsworth
23 Moose River Site
December 20, 1978
(#78003427)
Address Restricted
Sterling
24 St. Nicholas Chapel
St. Nicholas Chapel
June 6, 1980
(#80004588)
In Seldovia
59°25′49″N 151°42′40″W / 59.430278°N 151.711111°W / 59.430278; -151.711111 (St. Nicholas Chapel)
Seldovia Russian Orthodox Church
25 St. Peter's Episcopal Church
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
December 21, 1979
(#79003762)
2nd Ave. and Adams St.
60°06′07″N 149°26′41″W / 60.101944°N 149.444722°W / 60.101944; -149.444722 (St. Peter's Episcopal Church)
Seward
26 Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Church
Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Church
June 6, 1980
(#80004587)
In Nanwalek
59°21′27″N 151°55′20″W / 59.3575°N 151.9222°W / 59.3575; -151.9222 (Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Church)
Nanwalek 1930 Russian Orthodox Church (next to more recent one)
27 Selenie Lagoon Archeological Site
October 16, 1974
(#74002321)
Address Restricted
Port Graham
28 Seward Depot
Seward Depot
July 16, 1987
(#87000652)
501 Railway Ave.
60°05′39″N 149°26′19″W / 60.094167°N 149.438611°W / 60.094167; -149.438611 (Seward Depot)
Seward
29 Soldotna Post Office
September 17, 2008
(#08000904)
Corner of E. Corral St. and the Kenai Spur Highway
60°29′35″N 151°04′01″W / 60.49311°N 151.06682°W / 60.49311; -151.06682 (Soldotna Post Office)
Soldotna
30 Sunrise City Historic District
August 19, 1997
(#97000892)
At the mouth of Sixmile Creek, east of Hope
60°53′23″N 149°25′16″W / 60.8897°N 149.4211°W / 60.8897; -149.4211 (Sunrise City Historic District)
Hope
31 Swetman House
Swetman House
February 17, 1978
(#78003430)
325 5th Ave.
60°06′15″N 149°26′14″W / 60.104167°N 149.437222°W / 60.104167; -149.437222 (Swetman House)
Seward
32 Thorn-Stingley House
Thorn-Stingley House
February 2, 2001
(#01000023)
1660 East End Road
59°39′21″N 151°30′11″W / 59.655833°N 151.503056°W / 59.655833; -151.503056 (Thorn-Stingley House)
Homer
33 Van Gilder Hotel
Van Gilder Hotel
December 2, 1980
(#80004575)
307 Adams Street
60°06′11″N 149°26′27″W / 60.103056°N 149.440833°W / 60.103056; -149.440833 (Van Gilder Hotel)
Seward
34 Yukon Island Main Site
Yukon Island Main Site
October 15, 1966
(#66000955)
Yukon Island, 9 miles south of Homer
59°31′22″N 151°29′55″W / 59.5229°N 151.4987°W / 59.5229; -151.4987 (Yukon Island Main Site)
Homer
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