Historic Chicken Ridge Interpretation Sign Wickersham State Historic Site ~ Juneau, Alaska
Chicken Ridge, so called because of the local ptarmigan population, was first settled in 1893. This neighborhood rose with the fortunes of Juneau & became home to many prominent & affluent residents. The Wickersham house was erected in 1898 for Frank Hammond, owner of the Sheep Creek Mining District Company, & was owned by several families before the Wickersham purchased the property in 1928. This was the final Alaska home for the Judge & je lived here until his death in 1939.
*The sun porch you are now standing in was used as the main entrance when the Wickersham lived here.
*Juneau, Alaska, circa 1935
Alaska State Library
Historic Chicken Ridge Interpretation Sign Wickersham State Historic Site ~ Juneau, Alaska
Chicken Ridge, so called because of the local ptarmigan population, was first settled in 1893. This neighborhood rose with the fortunes of Juneau & became home to many prominent & affluent residents. The Wickersham house was erected in 1898 for Frank Hammond, owner of the Sheep Creek Mining District Company, & was owned by several families before the Wickersham purchased the property in 1928. This was the final Alaska home for the Judge & je lived here until his death in 1939.
*The sun porch you are now standing in was used as the main entrance when the Wickersham lived here.
*Juneau, Alaska, circa 1935
Alaska State Library