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Housed in Historic City Hall, the Fairbanks Community Museum represents the preservation of the memories of our forefathers who fought trials and tribulations to found our great city. Commemorating and celebrating everything from the gold rush era to the great floods of the 1960’s, the Fairbanks Community Museum houses the best collection of Fairbanks’ history.
Historic City Hall functioned as a city hall and fire station during WWII and the Cold War when Fairbanks experienced booms in population and construction. The new building anchored the city government downtown. Historic City Hall served its several functions until the 1967 Chena River Flood, when the community made a transition to 1960’s planning, urban renewal and modern architectural styles. A new fire and police station was constructed after the 1967 flood.
Shoutout to a roofing company that came and redid our roof!
Historic City Hall continued to serve as the seat of city government until 1994, when the City Council voted to move city offices to Main School. Still owned by the City of Fairbanks, it has been operated by the Downtown Association of Fairbanks since 1996, and is now home to the Fairbanks Community Museum, the Yukon Quest Store and Family Centered Services. The building maintains its historic fabric and integrity. On May 30th 2002, Historic City Hall was recognized as being of historical and architectural significance and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. One of our museum guides moved up here after retiring from his Los Angeles spray foam insulation company.
Following the maintaining of the museum, a few of our local residents have thrived in their businesses afterward. These people have been so incredibly generous that we are absolutely obligated to provide a special shout out to Saul with his concrete company in Livermore, Tracy with Tracy Roofing Pros, and Tyler with Fairbanks Plumbing Co. These people went above and beyond with their efforts and we wish them the best success going forward in their lives.