Slaven's Cabin

Slaven's Cabin, also called Slaven's Roadhouse and Frank Slaven Roadhouse, is a public-use facility in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in Alaska. The cabin is located on the Yukon River, 42 miles (68 km) southeast of Circle, Alaska, and 138 miles (222 km) northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Frank Slaven Roadhouse
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Frank Slaven Roadhouse
LocationMouth of Coal Creek, about 42 miles (68 km) southeast of Circle
Nearest cityCircle, Alaska
Coordinates65°21′02″N 143°07′22″W
Built1930
Part ofCoal Creek Historic Mining District (ID95000573)
MPSYukon River Lifeways TR[1]
NRHP reference No.87001202[2]
AHRS No.CHR-030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 20, 1987
Designated CPMay 4, 1995

Miner Frank Slaven began excavations at nearby Coal Creek in 1905 and built the roadhouse in 1932 with several friends. The roadhouse was used until the 1950s and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[3] It also is included in the Coal Creek Historic Mining District, which is itself listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The cabin was restored in 1993 for use as a visitor contact area and public use facility. A separate public-use cabin also was built in 1993 at the location.[4]

It is a two-story cabin built of 10-inch (250 mm) hewn spruce logs. The original 21-by-21-foot (6.4 m × 6.4 m) portion of the roadhouse, 19-foot (5.8 m) tall, was probably built with a 16-foot (4.9 m) overhang to the south. This portion was later enclosed.[5]

The complex also is an official "dog drop" along the 1,000 mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race route.[6]

See also

References
  1. Alison K. Hoagland and Sandra M. Faulkner (March 30, 1987). "Yukon River Lifeways Thematic Resources (TR)" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. National Park Service. "Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve: Historic sites", NPS.gov. August 8, 2006. Accessed March 17, 2009.
  4. National Park Service. "Public-use cabins", NPS.gov. July 25, 2006. Accessed March 17, 2009.
  5. Alison K. Hoagland and Sandra M. Faulkner (March 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Frank Slaven Roadhouse". National Park Service. (excerpt from longer TR document, with multiple drawings) and accompanying 11 photos from 1982, 1984, and 1934-36
  6. Waddell, Stephanie. "Yukon Quest teams at Slaven's Cabin", Whitehorse Star. Accessed 17, 2009.
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