Thomas, George C., Memorial Library
Building in Fairbanks, Alaska. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The George C. Thomas Memorial Library, also known as the North Star Borough Library, is a historic former library building at 901 1st Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska. Built in 1909 with funding from philanthropist George C. Thomas, this log building served Fairbanks as its public library until 1977, when the Noel Wien Public Library was opened. This building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978 as the site of a key conference in 1915 between Alaska Native leaders and federal government representatives, at which the Native leaders pressed a number of issues, including the long-running matter of native land claims, which would not be resolved until the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 901 1st Ave., Fairbanks, AK |
| County | Fairbanks North Star County |
| Listed | Feb 23, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72001542 |
| Type of place | library, library building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 901 1st Ave., Fairbanks, AK |
| Coordinates | 64.84962, -147.73105 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve · 145 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Fairbanks North Star County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72001542. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.