Alaskan Hotel and Bar

The Alaskan Hotel and Bar, also known as the Northlander Hotel and The Alaskan, is a historic establishment and the oldest operating hotel in Juneau, Alaska. It was opened in 1913. The owners, three miners who struck it rich in the nearby Coast Range, tied the hotel's keys to a helium balloon and released it, signifying that the hotel would never close.^[2] The building was briefly condemned in the 1970s, but was rehabilitated by the new owners.^[3][4]

Alaskan Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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Location	167 South Franklin Street, Juneau, Alaska
Coordinates	58°18′1″N 134°24′18″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912 (1912)
Built by	McCloskey Brothers; Jules B. Caro
Part of	Juneau Downtown Historic District (ID94000603)
NRHP reference No.	78000526[1]
AHRS No.	JUN-125
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 25, 1978
Designated CP	June 17, 1994
Designated AHRS	May 10, 1977

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978^[1] and was included as a contributing property to Juneau Downtown Historic District in 1994.^[5]

In 2003, the Food Network show Food Finds filmed a segment at the establishment.^[6] In September 2013, the Travel Channel program Hotel Impossible filmed an episode at the hotel.^[7]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Juneau, Alaska
• Hotels portal