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Gruening Historical Park Historic Structures Report December 13, 2011 OFFICE OF GRUENING HISTORICAL PARK HISTORY AND HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORT ARCHAEOLOGY Authored by Doug Gasek and Summer Rickman TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Background and Context ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Chronology of Development and Use .............................................................................................................................. 5 Physical Description ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 Evaluation of Significance .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Condition Assessment ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Use Alternatives ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Concept #1: Resident Curator ............................................................................................................................... 13 Concept #2: Artist in Residence Program ........................................................................................................ 15 Concept #3: Short Term Rental Program ......................................................................................................... 16 Concept #4: Special Event Rental Space ............................................................................................................ 17 Concept #5: House Museum ................................................................................................................................... 19 General Rehabilaition Outcomes ..................................................................................................................................... 20 High Priority Tasks ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 Priority Tasks ................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................................................ 24 Appendices ............................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Appendix A ..................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Appendix B ..................................................................................................................................................................... 28 ~ 2 ~ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In August 2010, Southeast Area Parks in the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation (ADPOR) requested that the Office of History and Archaeology (OHA) complete a Historic Structures Report for the Ernest Gruening Cabin in Juneau, Alaska. The Ernest Gruening Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 8, 1992 for its association with Ernest Gruening, the father of Alaska statehood. In 1954, while living in the cabin, Gruening wrote the seminal book, The State of Alaska, promoting the concept of Alaska statehood. The period of significance is identified as 1947-1958 on the National Register listing, however, the date of 1954 will be used to guide decisions related to the building. OHA staff conducted a site visit to the property during the week of October 4 -8, 2010. Staff thoroughly collected existing conditions including photographs, drawings and visual observations. This provided useful information to develop work that must be done to the cabin depending on the proposed use. However, some work was identified that should be completed no mater what the use. Some of this necessary work includes chimney repair, roof replacement, window repair, arctic entry removal, gutter installation, floor/roof insulation, and fabricate storm windows. The October site visit and informal discussions with Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation provided insight to potential uses for the Gruening Cabin. This information allowed OHA staff to develop five proposed uses for the building including a Resident Curator Program, House Museum, Special Event Rentals, Overnight Rentals and Artist in Residence Program. Each program is described, benefits are highlighted, challenges are presented and estimated costs are provided. Finally, two uses were recommended to Southeast Area Parks, Resident Curator and Artist-in- Residence Program. The Resident Curator Program is a low cost alternative for rehabilitation and administration while providing limited public benefit. The concept is to develop a competitive program for a long- term rental (minimum of 25 years). In return, the lessee will substantially rehabilitate the building and meet ADPOR standards. The pubic will have access to the grounds around the cabin and interior access will be guaranteed during annual special events. All rehabilitation work will become property of the State at the end of the rental period. A second use was recommended for further park management consideration, an Artist-in- Residence Program. This program has low costs for administration, minor public benefit, but substantial rehabilitation costs. The Artist-in-Residence Program promotes use of the inspirational location to develop projects related to the arts and humanities at low rent for competitively selected artists. Resident artist will be expected to participate in community outreach activities and provide a work of art to the park demonstrating the insight taken from the location. Additionally, the resident artist will provide an on-site presence to detract vandalism of the important location. It is necessary that an appropriate use is selected and implemented at the Ernest Gruening Cabin to maintain this significant piece of Alaskan history. ~ 3 ~ BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT In the summer of 1948, Earnest Gruening, Territorial Governor of Alaska, built a cabin twenty-six miles north of Juneau. The cabin, known as “Eaglerock” within the Gruening family, was built on a 4.9 acre tract of land bordered by the Peterson Salt Chuck on the northeast and Favorite Channel and Amalga Harbor to the West. Gruening leased the land from the U.S. Forest Service in 1946 under the provisions of the Small Tract Act of 1935. A stipulation of the lease for a Forest Service homesite was that the permittee had to construct a cabin or house of a given value within a stipulated time. In May of 1948, landowners and U.S. Forest Service permittees in the vicinity of Eagle River Harbor requested the U.S. Forest Service to construct a spur road from the Eagle River Harbor Road to a point near the outlet waterfall of Peterson Salt Chuck thus opening up Gruening’s tract for development that summer. The one and a half story wood frame cabin was designed by Juneau architect MacKay Malcolm and was built by a local carpenter and neighbor Fred Jacobson with the help of Gruening’s son, Huntington, and local laborers. From 1947 till 1953 the cabin was used as a family retreat while Gruening lived primarily in the Governors Mansion in Juneau. In the spring of 1953, President Eisenhower appointed a new territorial governor, and Gruening and his wife Dorothy moved from the Governor’s Mansion to the cabin. For the next 6 years the cabin served as Gruening’s principal residence. During the time he called “Eaglerock” home, Gruening authored a number of articles for national magazines and newspapers as well as countless letters promoting statehood for Alaska. In 1954, while living in the cabin, he published his book The State of Alaska which chronicles Alaska’s history and advocates the need for statehood. In November 1958, Gruening was elected one of the first senators from Alaska which became the 49th state on January 3, 1959. After moving to Washington, D.C., the Gruenings visited the cabin whenever they came home. Gruening died in 1974. His ashes were scattered on Mount Gruening, located just northeast of the cabin. The cabin continued to be used by the Gruening family well into the 1980’s. In 1983, Ernest Gruening’s grandson Clark made multiple minor alterations to the interior and exterior of the cabin. The original asphalt shingled roof was replaced with corrugated sheet metal, the east entry porch was enlarged and enclosed with T-111 siding to form a large arctic entry, and portions of the foundation were skirted. The original outhouse, located several yards from the south side of the cabin, was replaced with a similar building. In the interior, the stairs to the
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