Central House

Central House, also known as Erickson & Stade's, was a log roadhouse restaurant and hotel located at Mile 128 on the Steese Highway in Central, Alaska. It was built in 1926 by Riley Erickson and John Stade, replacing an 1894 log and sod structure that had burned in a 1925 fire. The building served as a central gathering place for miners working the Birch Creek tributary creeks and for travelers along the road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The business closed in 1948 or 1949, and the building eventually collapsed; its remains are still visible along the Steese Highway, shortly east of the Crooked Creek bridge.

Central House, also known as Erickson & Stade's, was a log roadhouse restaurant and hotel at Mile 128 on the Steese Highway in Central, Alaska. It was built in 1926 by Riley Erickson and John Stade, replacing an 1894 log and sod structure that was burned in a 1925 fire. The building was about 52 by 20 feet (15.8 m × 6.1 m) in dimension, with main logs of spruce joined by saddle corners. The roof was dirt-insulated and covered with galvanized metal roofing. Located on Crooked Creek, it was deemed significant for its historical role as a central focus for miners of other creeks that were Birch Creek tributaries and for serving travelers. It was reached by a wagon road of the Alaska Road Commission in 1908. The business closed in 1948 or 1949. In 1977, the Circle District Historical Society had plans to rebuild it and to use it as a historic museum and library, as well as a meeting place and community center. Its preservation was hoped to remind locals, who had known miners 50 years before, "of the spirit, fortitude, and hope of an earlier time." The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. By 1978, the lower three courses of logs of the walls were pretty well rotted, due to frequent creek flooding, and the building was decaying rapidly. The building has eventually collapsed and its remains are still visible along Steese Highway, shortly east of Crooked Creek bridge.

• 1978

  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

• 1977

  Circle District Historical Society planned to rebuild it as a museum and library

• 1948

  Business closed

• 1926

  Central House built by Riley Erickson and John Stade

• 1925

  Original structure burned in a fire

• 1894

  Original log and sod structure built

Historic log roadhouse serving miners and travelers in remote Alaska

• Roadhouse restaurant services

• Hotel lodging

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