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English: Baranof Castle burning, Sitka, 1894   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Baranof Castle burning, Sitka, 1894
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On verso of image: Baranoff Castle Burning, Sitka, 1893 PH Coll 1154.82

The settlement of Sitka, also called New Archangel, or Novo Arhhangelsk, was founded in 1799 and served as the headquarters for the Russian-American Fur Company. Baranof's Castle was a two-story log mansion which overlooked Sitka Sound from Castle Hill during the town's fur trading days. From the early 1800s, Castle Hill was the home of the Russian governors and served as the colonial capitol of Russian-America. After the Russians left, the building was utilized by the U.S. military for a time and then abandoned. The "Castle" burned to the ground ca. 1894.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Fires--Alaska--Sitka; Official residences--Alaska--Sitka; Dwellings--Alaska--Sitka; Wooden buildings--Alaska--Sitka
  • Subjects (LCSH): Baranof Castle (Sitka, Alaska)--Fire, 1894; Mansions--Alaska--Sitka; Sitka (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Depicted place Sitka, Alaska
Date 1894
date QS:P571,+1894-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q219563
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University of Washington: Special Collections
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288
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English: Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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