Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 95001164 Opened 1927 | Built 1927 (1927) Designated CP September 14, 2001 Added to NRHP 12 October 1995 | |
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Location behind 612 Illinois St., Fairbanks, Alaska Part of Illinois Street Historic District (#01000966) Similar Illinois Street Historic D, H2Oasis Indoor Waterpark, Alaska Wildlife Conserva, Alaska SeaLife Center, Alaska Zoo | ||
The Fairbanks Exploration Company Machine Shop is a historic machine shop in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Located behind the Fairbanks Exploration Company (F.E. Company) administration building at 612 Illinois Street, it is a large single-story steel-frame structure, built in 1927 to serve the company's nearby gold mining operations. Its easternmost section is 16 feet (4.9 m) high, while that on the west is 20 feet (6.1 m) high, in order to accommodate belt-driven equipment and cranes. A tall double door at the center of the east facade is the main entrance. The front of the building housed large belt-driven lathes, while the center had a welding shop, drill presses, and a tool room. A blacksmithy in the back had a sand floor. The building was used by the F.E. Company between 1927 and 1964.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.