Downtown in Anchorage, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Wendler Building
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024
1. Wendler Building Marker
Only Victorian turreted structure in Anchorage.
In 1948, Mrs. Myrtle Wendler Stalnaker opened
Club 25 restaurant.
Withstood the 8.6 earthquake of March 27, 1964.
Original location was on the southwest corner of
4th Avenue and "I" Street. The building was moved
to its present site and restored in 1982 through
generous efforts of many in the community
including the following:
The Walter J. Hickel Family, building donor
Mayor Tony Knowles Mike Carberry
Municipal Public Works Department
Historic Landmarks Preservation Commission
Dorie Clark Bill Mundy Jim Yarmon
Goentzel Builders Footes House Moving
Coffman Engineers Porath Architects
Club 25 Associates donated a
preservation easement to
Anchorage Historic Properties, Inc.
in 1989.
Erected by Anchorage Historic Properties, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 61° 13.105′ N, 149° 53.376′ W. Marker is in Anchorage, Alaska. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of 4th Avenue and D Street, on the left
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Regionally, this marker is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor, in the Athabascan Region, in the Prince William Sound, and in Southcentral Alaska. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Wendler Building (here, next to this marker); Racing in the Footsteps of a Legend (here, next to this marker); Anchorage Area 1916-1920 (within shouting distance of this marker); Anchorage Area 1920s (within shouting distance of this marker); Anchorage Area 1915 (within shouting distance of this marker); Alaska Territorial Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); Anchorage Area Pre 1915 (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024
2. Wendler Building and Marker
Also see . . . Anchorages Wendler Building was one of first commercial buildings completed in the new city. Sketches of Alaska website entry (Submitted on April 29, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
