Historic Structure Report: Frye-Bruhn Cold Storage Building, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

FFA Architecture and Interiors, Inc.; Crosby, Grant; Matsov, Anne

The Frye-Bruhn Cold Storage Building Historic Structure Report (HSR) was completed in concert with the Alaska Street Crib HSR, Kitty Faith Crib HSR, and the Goldberg Cigar Store and Confectionery HSR conducted by the project team in 2020 with the final draft submitted to the National Park Service in 2022. However, unresolved comments from park and regional office staff and a delayed review schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the NPS from completing the report with FFA's involvement in a timely manner and the contract was deemed complete in 2022. The project was finalized in 2026 by Grant Crosby, Phebe Davis, and Annie Matsov (now with Olympic National Park). The Frye-Bruhn Cold Storage Building is a contributing resource to the Skagway and White Pass District National Historic Landmark established in 1962 (updated in 1999). The building also contributes to the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Historic District, Skagway Historic District Unit. This historic district was established when the park was created on June 30, 1976 and included documenting and evaluating historic resources to update the nomination packet in 1991. The Frye Bruhn Cold Storage Building was moved once during the period of significance and again by the National Park Service in 2004. Both historic districts are significant at the national level under Criterion A (NHL Criterion 1) for important events associated with Exploration/Settlement and Transportation with a district period of significance of 1897-1910. The proposed treatment recommendations in this Historic Structure Report follow the Rehabilitation Treatment as defined by The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Rehabilitation as a treatment approach will ultimately preserve the building and allow for the restoration of the building's exterior and rehabilitation the interior. A rehabilitation treatment of the building will address structural deficiencies required to preserve the building, while providing Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park the opportunity to implement a change in use to suit the future needs of the park. The Rehabilitation Treatment will also permit the park to improve the building's exterior envelope, make seismic upgrades, and improve accessibility, mechanical, and electrical systems.

Historic Structure Report: Frye-Bruhn Cold Storage Building, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

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