Cooper Landing Post Office

Coordinates: 60°29′20″N 149°50′5″W / 60.48889°N 149.83472°W / 60.48889; -149.83472
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Cooper Landing Post Office
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Cooper Landing Post Office in 1977
Cooper Landing Post Office is located in Alaska
Cooper Landing Post Office
LocationSterling Highway, Cooper Landing, Alaska
Coordinates60°29′20″N 149°50′5″W / 60.48889°N 149.83472°W / 60.48889; -149.83472
Arealess than one acre
Built1921
Built byJack Lean
Part ofCooper Landing Historic District (ID78003425)
NRHP reference No.78003425[1]
AHRS No.SEW-146
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1978
Designated CPAugust 21, 1986
Designated AHRSOctober 15, 1976

The Cooper Landing Post Office, formerly known as Jack Lean's Store, is a historic building located in the town of Cooper Landing, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Cooper Landing was established after prospector Joseph Cooper discovered gold in the 1880s where the Kenai River meets Kenai Lake.[2] The chalet-style building was built c. 1910-20 as a simple log cabin, and was enlarged in the 1920s and 1930s, probably not acquiring its distinctive facade until the 1930s. Its facade is adorned with hunting trophies such as caribou and moose antlers.[2] The building has been relocated a short distance to the west, along with the historical Ridderford School, and is now part of the Cooper Landing Historical Museum.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form". National Park Service. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "Cooper Landing Historical Museum". Retrieved May 21, 2017.

External References[edit]

Cooper Landing Museum