Kodiak in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Erskine House
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 2018
1. Erskine House Marker
Built during early years of Russian settlement as a warehouse for storage of furs and for offices of Chief Manager of Russia-American company. This is the oldest Russian structure remaining in Alaska.
State of Alaska
Governor Walter J. Hickel
Alaska Centennial Commission
Erected 1967 by Alaska Centennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 57° 47.257′ N, 152° 24.201′ W. Marker is in Kodiak, Alaska, in Kodiak Island Borough. It is at the intersection of Marine Way and Center Street, on the left when traveling east on Marine Way. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 E Marine Way, Kodiak AK 99615, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alaska’s Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) Region and on Kodiak Island. 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 one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: Russian-American Company Magazin (here, next to this marker).
Also see . . . Russian-American Company Magazin (Historic American Buildings Survey). Includes pictures, schematics, and additional historical information (Submitted on November 9, 2025.)
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Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 2018
2. Erskine House Marker
Marker is on front of the building
Jet Lowe/HABS (courtesy of Library of Congress), 1989
3. South Front - Russian-American Company Magazin
Significance: The Russian-American Company Magazin is thought to have been constructed after 1804, but prior to the removal of the Company's headquarters to Sitka (originally New Archangel) in 1808. The Magazin was built using traditional Russian horizontal log construction.
The first floor rooms served as a store and warehouse for furs
collected by the Russian-American Company. According to oral tradition, the larger northeast room also served as a public gathering spot, and may have had several smaller rooms inserted at an early date. The second floor of the Magazin was most likely used for residential purposes. - Historic American Buildings Survey
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 48 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. 3. submitted on November 9, 2025. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
