Solomon Roadhouse

Solomon Roadhouse

HABS photo, 1981
Location Nome-Council Hwy., Solomon, Alaska
Coordinates 64°33′34″N 164°26′22″W / 64.55944°N 164.43944°W / 64.55944; -164.43944Coordinates: 64°33′34″N 164°26′22″W / 64.55944°N 164.43944°W / 64.55944; -164.43944
Area less than one acre
Built 1939 (1939)
NRHP Reference # 80000760[1]
Added to NRHP September 17, 1980

The Solomon Roadhouse is a historic travel accommodation in northwestern Arctic Alaska. It is a two-story frame building located a short way north of the small community of Solomon, which is at the mouth of the Solomon River about 30 miles (48 km) east of Nome on the Nome-Council Highway. The roadhouse was built in 1904, during the days of the Nome Gold Rush, which brought many miners to the Solomon River as well, resulting in the establishment of the communities of Solomon and Dickson, and the construction of a railroad. After the gold rush declined and the communities were devastated by storms and floods, the roadhouse and other buildings were relocated about a mile north of the coast in the 1930s.[2] The roadhouse operated until the 1970s.

The roadhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Solomon Roadhouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-19.


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