Yasunori Takase built and managed a rooming house here. The
building remained in Japanese ownership until the tragedy of
WW II and internment camps.
1998 Centennial Project/TRT Grant — — Map (db m301502) HM
Yasunori Takase purchased this house and lot from James
Brennan and opened a laundry in 1916. It operated along
with other Japanese proprietorships into the 1940's. — — Map (db m301505) HM
Brothers Rasmus and Jon Enge floated this building across
the Wrangell Narrows to its current location. The family used it for a home and warehouse.
1998 Centennial Project/TRT Grant — — Map (db m301496) HM
Built by the CCC, the town's first federal building housed offices of the Petersburg Ranger District, U.S. Customs Service and Alaska Territorial Court.
1998 Centennial Project/TRT Grant — — Map (db m301486) HM
Newcomers called Rasmus and Anna Enge's boarding
house-home. Built over tidelands, it had a skiff float
alongside for high water landings and a street level cafe.
1998 Centennial Project/TRT Grant — — Map (db m301499) HM
The Petersburg Lutheran Church was established in 1913. It is a
landmark for travelers and a legacy of early Norwegian settlers.
1998 Centennial Project/TRT Grant — — Map (db m301488) HM
The founding of Petersburg in 1896-7 by Peter Buschmann with fellow Norwegians and the building of the fish and mill processing site resulted in a lifestyle that centered around customs and traditions of Norway. Locals formally banded together in . . . — — Map (db m301493) HM
