Alex, Mike, Cabin - Eklutna, Alaska
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BruceS
N 61° 27.597 W 149° 21.676
6V E 374159 N 6816298
Historic log home of former Athabaskan chief in the village of Eklutna, Alaska.
Waymark Code: WMAY60
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2011
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"This once-common, but now rare Athabaskan Indian cabin, was built later than most, (in 1925) by the last traditional Chief of the Eklutna people. It is sited across from the two Russian Orthodox Churches (old and new), virtually in the center of Eklutna Village. In keeping with Tanaina tradition, a basic single-room cabin was built first by Mike Alex, in anticipation of his forthcoming marriage. This strongly rectangular residence was single story, unattached, and predominantly of log except minor wood accents. The modest, original log walls enclosed a 17' by 20' area. To expand, the front wall had to be removed in the early 1930's, to accommodate a 17' by 17' addition, in order to meet the pressing needs of Alex's fast-growing family. A gable, shaked roof, later covered with asphalt shingles, currently protects the structure. A single wood step leads to an enclosed portico. This was covered with a separate gable roof when the addition was completed in the 1930's...
The significance of this historic Native Tanaina cabin is its identity to the extant fabric of a now-remnant Eklutna village; and vital association with Mike Alex, the last traditional Chief of the Village; a much-revered, and prominent, Alaskan Native leader of the Tanaina Athabaskan Tribe." - National Register Nomination form