Potter Section House

The Potter Section House is a historic section house in Anchorage Borough, Alaska. It is located at Mile 115.3 of the Seward Highway and Mile 100.6 of the Alaska Railroad. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with a gable roof. The main facade has a center entrance flanked by sash windows, while the rear facade also has an entrance but only a single window. Built in 1929 to a slight variation from a standard plan, it is the last of four section houses to survive on the Anchorage stretch of the railroad. The building was used as housing for workers on the surround section of railroad until section-based maintenance was discontinued in 1978.[2] It currently hosts the Chugach State Park headquarters.

Potter Section House
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Potter Section House is located in Alaska
Potter Section House
LocationOff AK 1, Anchorage, Alaska
Coordinates61°3′7″N 149°47′49″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1929 (1929)
Built byAlaska Railroad
NRHP reference No.85003113[1]
AHRS No.ANC-075
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1985

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Potter Section House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 8, 2015.


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