Government Indian School, Haines

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The Government Indian School, also known as the B.I.A. School and later the City Multipurpose Building, is a historic school building in Haines, Alaska. The building is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, 71 feet long and 30 feet wide, built in 1906. It is basically a Cape Cod style structure, an unusual form for Southeast Alaska, and an unusual sight when it was built. About 1/3 of its interior provided living quarters for the schoolmaster, and there were two classrooms on the first floor, and an auxiliary finished space in the loft area that saw several uses during the building's use as a school. The building is distinctive as a rare early school building built by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, and it was the first 20th century structure built in Haines. It served as a school until 1945, after which it was adapted to other public uses. The building is currently hosting the Chilkat Valley Preschool. ()

Built: 1905 (119 years ago)Coordinates: 59°14'16"N, 135°26'35"W

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Government Indian School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort William H. Seward, Hammer Museum, Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center, Haines Borough Public Library.

0.8 miS
Forts and castles
Fort William H. Seward, Haines
20 min walk • Fort William H. Seward, also known as Chilkoot Barracks and Haines Mission, is a site at Port Chilkoot in Haines Borough, Alaska, about 0.5 miles from the city of Haines.
~1000 ftS
Specialty museum, Museum, Science museum
Hammer Museum, Haines
5 min walk • The Hammer Museum, located in Haines, Alaska, U.S. is the first museum in the world dedicated to hammers. The museum was founded in 2002 and became a non-profit organization in 2004.
~1170 ftS
59°14'5"N • 135°26'35"W
Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center, Haines
6 min walk • Natural history museum, Museum
~1130 ftS
Library
Haines Borough Public Library, Haines
6 min walk • The Haines Borough Public Library is the only public library in the Haines Borough area of Alaska.

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Which popular attractions are close to Government Indian School?

Nearby attractions include Hammer Museum, Haines (5 min walk), Haines Borough Public Library, Haines (6 min walk), Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center, Haines (6 min walk), Fort William H. Seward, Haines (20 min walk).