Dyea in Skagway, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Restoring the Past: Historic Preservation at the Moore Homestead
Historic Moore Homestead
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2024
1. Restoring the Past: Historic Preservation at the Moore Homestead Marker
The authorization of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in 1976 included the mandate to preserve and protect the Gold Rush heritage of Skagway. With the purchase of the Moore Homestead from the Kirmse family in 1977, a key element for understanding the past awaited restoration, along with Gold Rush era buildings in downtown Skagway.
As part of its strategy to utilize the Moore homestead as an interpretive site, a series of historical, archeological, and architectural investigations continued intermittently until 1995. As a clearer picture of turn-of-the-century life in Skagway emerged, the National Park Service began historic preservation work focusing on the stabilization and restoration of the Moore log cabin exterior in 1985-86. Work culminated with the painstaking restoration of the exterior and interior of the house; an interpretive exhibit was completed in 1997. The Moore Homestead now reveals a glimpse of both family and community life in a gold rush boomtown characterized by a mercurial rise and fall in fortunes.
Historic preservation studies of the homestead as a cultural landscape now focus on its
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Moore House Restoration Elevation
Historic Landscape Plan
Restored Moore House, 2002, view from Fifth Ave.
NPS archeological investigation to the west of Moore House
Moore House interpretive exhibit showing Victorian period interior
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1976.
Location. 59° 27.286′ N, 135° 18.847′ W. Marker is in Skagway, Alaska. It is in Dyea. It is on 5th Avenue east of Broadway, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2024
2. J. Bernard Moore House (1897) Marker
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Alaska, in Tlingit and Haida & Tsimshian Region. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, the Inside Passage, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and 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: Captain Moore's Vision: The Gateway to the Klondike Goldfields (within shouting distance of this marker); A War of Wills: Skagway as a Frontier Town and the Demise of "Mooresville" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Emergence of a Domesticated Landscape: The Homestead Becomes an Urban Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); Perceptions and Misconceptions (within shouting distance of this marker); Peniel Mission (within shouting distance of this marker); Harsh Realities (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Necessary Evil" (about 300 feet away);
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2024
3. Captain Moore's House
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2024
4. Moore Homestead
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 29, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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