Oscar Anderson House Museum, Historic house museum in downtown Anchorage, United States.
The Oscar Anderson House Museum is a wooden residence in downtown Anchorage that displays original furnishings and personal belongings from the early 20th century. The rooms provide insight into how residents furnished and lived in their homes during Alaska's territorial period.
Oscar Anderson built the house in 1915, the first wood-frame house in Anchorage, and lived in it until his death in 1974. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in June 1978, then restored to its 1915 appearance between 1978 and 1982.
The house bears the name of Oscar Anderson, who claimed to be the 18th person to set foot on what is now Anchorage and lived here until his death in 1974. Restored between 1978 and 1982 to its 1915 appearance, it is run as a historic house museum in Elderberry Park.
The house sits in Elderberry Park at 420 M Street in downtown Anchorage, near the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. It is a historic house museum, so rooms are viewed on foot and stairs lead to the upper floor. Check current opening days before visiting, as the museum is not staffed year-round.
Oscar Anderson claimed to be the 18th person to set foot on what is now Anchorage, and he lived in this house until his death in 1974. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in June 1978, before restoration work finished in 1982.
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