Jesse Lee Home for Children, Seward

Name: Jesse Lee Home for Children
Address: Seward, United States

#9 among attractions in Seward

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The Jesse Lee Home for Children was a former home for displaced children on Swetmann Avenue in Seward, Alaska, United States. It was operated by the United Methodist Church from its opening in 1926 until the building suffered damage from a 1964 earthquake and operations were relocated to a new building in Anchorage. ()

Built: 1926 (98 years ago)Coordinates: 60°7'34"N, 149°26'46"W

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Seward United States

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Jesse Lee Home for Children – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alaska SeaLife Center, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Mount Marathon, Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge.

1.8 miS
Aquarium, Nature and wildlife, Park
Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward
47 min walk • The Alaska SeaLife Center, Alaska’s premier public aquarium and Alaska's only permanent marine mammal rehabilitation facility, is located on the shores of Resurrection Bay in Seward in the U.S. state of Alaska.
1.6 miS
Church
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Seward
42 min walk • St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 239 Second Avenue at Adams Street in Seward, Alaska, United States. The first Episcopal services in Seward were held in 1904 by a priest from Valdez. The church building was constructed between 1905 and 1906...
2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Marathon, Seward
51 min walk • Mount Marathon, or officially Marathon Mountain, is a 4,826-foot mountain summit directly west of Seward in the Kenai Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska.
0.7 miS
60°7'2"N • 149°26'20"W
Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge, Seward
17 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Boat or ferry
3.2 miW
Mountain
Phoenix Peak, Seward
82 min walk • Phoenix Peak is a 5,187-foot mountain summit located in the Kenai Mountains, on the Kenai Peninsula, in the U.S. state of Alaska.
1.6 miS
60°6'10"N • 149°26'20"W
Seward Community Library & Museum, Seward
42 min walk • Library, History museum, Museum
1.8 miS
Park
Hoben Park, Seward
46 min walk • Hoben Park, also known as Arcade Park, Nile Park and Ladies Park, is a city park on the waterfront of Seward, Alaska. It is bounded by the Alaska Sealife Center, the Seward Depot, Railroad Avenue, and Resurrection Bay.
1.6 miS
Tunnel
Lowell Creek Diversion Tunnel, Seward
41 min walk • The Lowell Creek Diversion Tunnel is a flood control project located in Seward, Alaska, United States. The project was constructed to alleviate flooding of Lowell Creek in Seward.
1.7 miS
Shopping, Department store
Brown & Hawkins Store, Seward
44 min walk • Brown & Hawkins is a general store in Seward, Alaska. It was founded in 1904 to serve the town and those constructing of the Alaska Central Railroad, and has been the oldest continuously operating business in Seward. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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Seward (10 min walk)