Ketchikan in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Star House

5 Creek Street

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 23, 2026

1. Star House Marker

Inscription. This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Star House
5 Creek Street
1903

Erected 1903 by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 55° 20.543′ N, 131° 38.547′ W. Marker is in Ketchikan, Alaska, in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Creek Street, Ketchikan AK 99901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: A different marker also named Star House (here, next to this marker); In Defiance of the Dry Squad

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Creek Flood of Time (within shouting distance of this marker); 'Cat' Houses & Sporting Women (within shouting distance of this marker); Ketchikan Shingle Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Johnson Totem Pole (within shouting distance of this marker); Yak'éi Haat Yeey.aadí. (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Johnson Kootéeyaa (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ketchikan.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Chief Johnson Totem Pole (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 2, 2026

2. Star House Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 2, 2026

3. Star House Marker

Among the oldest buildings in Ketchikan, this structure served for many years as Alaska's only registered brothel.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2026, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2026, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.