Alaska Association for Historic Preservation

Anchorage, Alaska (May 25, 2011) – The Alaska Association for Historic Preservation (AAHP) announces the state’s Ten Most Endangered Historic Properties for 2011. The list is announced each year and is intended to bring public awareness to Alaska’s threatened historic properties. Heightened awareness often leads to increased support for the conservation of endangered historic properties, which are assets important to tourism, economic development, and the cultural heritage of Alaska. This year marks the twenty-third announcement of AAHP’s Most Endangered Historic Properties.

Ten Most Endangered Historic Properties - 2011

Pratt Museum - Homer

Sheldon Jackson College – Sitka

Chief Shakes – Wrangell

Alaska State Museum – Juneau

Oscar Anderson House – Anchorage

Brownlow Point – North Slope

Uqsruqtalik – North Slope

Chief Kashakes Clan House and Saanya Kwan Poles – Saxman

Colony Project Warehouse – Palmer

Keku Cannery - Kake

The Ten Most Endangered Grant Program funds hands-on preservation work on endangered properties and serves as seed money to leverage funding from other sources. The program calls attention to threatened properties that define our great state, the people that live here and the identity that we share. The nominations for this program are submitted by individuals and organizations living throughout Alaska.

Founded in 1981 as a private, nonprofit corporation, AAHP is dedicated to the preservation of Alaska’s prehistoric and historic heritage as manifested in its buildings and sites. AAHP aids in historic preservation projects across Alaska and monitors and supports legislation to promote historic preservation, serving as a liaison between local, statewide, and national historic preservation groups. Additionally, AAHP publishes a quarterly newsletter and holds educational workshops.

To donate to the Grant Program or learn more about AAHP, please contact Jessica Verges (929-9870) at AAHP or visit our website www.aahp-online.net.