901 1st Ave., Fairbanks, Alaska. County/parish: Fairbanks North Star.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 23, 1972. NRIS 72001542.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The George C. Thomas Memorial Library, also known as the North Star Borough Library is a historic former library building at 901 1st Avenue in Fairbanks, Alaska. Built in 1909 with funding from philanthropist George C. Thomas, this log building served Fairbanks as its public library until 1977, when the Noel Wien Public Library was opened. This building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978 as the site of a key conference in 1915 between Alaska Native leaders and federal government representatives, at which the Native leaders pressed a number of issues, including the long-running matter of native land claims, which would not be resolved until the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75325490