The Augustus Brown House is located at 124 Dixon Street on the west side of Telephone Hill.
Augustus Brown acquired the property, an area of partial tidelands, in the late 1880s. Brown reportedly was on his way to the Klondike gold fields when he arrived in Juneau, but readily became a permanent fixture in town.
Records state the land had little or no value until 1901, when a building was listed on Lot 4. Improvements recorded in 1913, however, substantially increased its value. By 1914, three houses stood on Brown's waterfront lots as shown on the Sanborn map.
He is remembered for his row of neat cottages on Willoughby. Stories indicate he lived off his rental income and an estate allowance from England. Brown retained possession of this site for 50 years. When Brown died in 1949, he left $30,000 for the construction of the indoor pool which bears his name today.
Between 1941 and 1943 three separate parties bought and sold the property. Southeastern Newspaper Corporation currently owned the property in 1984.
The Augustus Brown House is a rectangular, 1½-story building. From the street above, stairways lead to two entrances on the east facade. The wood-frame, 33 1 x231 building has a steeply pitched, composition shingle-covered gable roof and a cinder-block chimney on the ridgeline.
Asphalt composition siding on the exterior covers the original wood siding. The partial basement has a stucco finish. Fixed-sash windows with sidelites are located under the gable eaves on the north and south facades. Two double-hung sash windows are located on the main