Walker-Broderick House

Walker-Broderick House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	541 Pine St., Ketchikan, Alaska
Coordinates	55°20′40″N 131°38′48″W / 55.34444°N 131.64667°WCoordinates: 55°20′40″N 131°38′48″W / 55.34444°N 131.64667°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1920
Built by	Foss,Carl
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference #	82004903[1]
Added to NRHP	August 31, 1982

The Walker-Broderick House is a historic house at 541 Pine St. in Ketchikan, Alaska. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It has also been known as the "Doc" Walker House and is Alaska Historic Resources Site No. KET-138.^[1] The house is a single-story wood frame structure, built in 1916-20 by local Ketchikan master builder Carl Foss. The house is an excellent local example of Craftsman styling, with broad eaves supported by large knee arches, large brick piers supporting the front porch, and a matching brick chimney on the side. Interior woodwork is well-preserved. The house was built for Norman "Doc" Walker, an early Ketchikan resident, pharmacists, and politician who served as mayor and in the Alaska Territorial Senate^[2]

See also

• First Lutheran Church (Ketchikan, Alaska), also built by Carl Foss and NRHP-listed
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
• Similarity to the Belmont model by Sears Roebuck

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Janet Matheson (September 30, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Walker-Broderick House" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos