Sons of Norway Hall, Fraternal society building in Petersburg Borough, United States

Sons of Norway Hall is a two-story wood-frame building on Indian Street, about 105 feet long and 55 feet wide, with a gambrel roof and white horizontal siding. Its upper storey has three windows, the middle one wider, and five windows below are framed by pairs of red-brown scrollwork panels. A single-storey wing with a matching hip roof and an outside wooden staircase runs along one side, and the whole structure stands on tall wooden pilings.

The building was constructed in 1912 by community volunteers and became Alaska's first Sons of Norway lodge. During World War II, it was converted into a military armory to serve the war effort.

The lodge is Fedrelandet Lodge #23, and the name on the facade, "Sons of Norway Hall", is painted in black letters high on the right side. The building was made large enough to stage events for the whole community of Petersburg, and it hosted civic, social, public and private gatherings for many years.

The hall is located on Indian Street and is easy to find while exploring the downtown area on foot. Check ahead about scheduled events to confirm when the building is available for visitors to view.

The hall was built large enough to stage events for the whole of Petersburg, and for years it hosted every kind of civic, social, public and private gathering. In the 1960s it served as a National Guard headquarters.