Discovery Saloon | |
Location: | Corner of West Lomen Avenue and West D Street, Nome, Alaska |
Coordinates: | 64.4994°N -165.4148°W |
Builder: | Max Gordon |
Added: | April 3, 1980 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 80000759 |
Designated Other1: | Alaska Heritage Resources Survey |
Designated Other1 Name: | Alaska Heritage Resources Survey |
Designated Other1 Date: | August 17, 1977 |
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Designated Other1 Abbr: | AHRS |
Designated Other1 Number: | NOM-042 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
The Discovery Saloon is a historic building at 1st and D Streets in Nome, Alaska. Now a private residence, this two-story wood-frame building with false front was built in 1901 by Max Gordon, who operated a high-end public establishment on the premises. It is the oldest commercial building in Nome, and one of the few to survive from Nome's gold rush days. It was converted to one of Nome's finest private residences in the 1940s.[1]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.