The Judge George Alexander House at 120 West First Street, is on Block l; Lot 1 on Telephone Hill, adjacent to the Percy Reynolds House. Both structures face south and overlook Gastineau Channel and Douglas Island.

Captain Charles Tibbets and his wife owned the site from 1889 until it was sold by his estate in 1931. Tibbets, a mariner, was associated with the ownership and operation of the first Juneau-Douglas ferry boat company (Davis 1893). For a number of years he was skipper of crafts for the Juneau Ferry and Navigation Company, which took over the ferry operation between Juneau and Douglas. Later he was in command of crafts for the United States Bureau of Fisheries. Toward the end of his life he operated a candy store on Main and Third Streets (Daily Alaskan Empire 1931).

Judge George Forest Alexander purchased the site in 1938 and constructed a house in 1939 (City of Juneau 1901-1951). He was the U. S. District Judge, First Judicial District, Juneau from 1933 to 1947 (Atwood, DeArmond 1967). The structure owned by the Southeastern Newspaper Corporation in 1984.

This bungalow-style, l½ story, 24'x36' structure, encompasses 1,028 square feet. It has a green stucco exterior and an inters ecting cedar-shingle gable roof with minimal eaves and original chimney. Wood steps lead up to the front entry located on the south facade. The entry is sheltered by a shed-roofed open canopy.

The single, shed-roof, front dormer contains a double-hung sash window. The front gable has two double-hung sash windows with new exterior storm panes. There are two double-hung sash windows on the east and west gable ends. The front facade's main level has fixed-sash windows with double-hung sash sidelites. A shed roof covers the front entrance.

The Judge George Alexander House's interior retains many original features: polished oak floors, arched entry into the living and dining areas with stained oak moldings, wainscoting, brick fireplace, tile and cabinets in the kitchen and bathroom, dumbwaiter and many built-in cabinets, storage areas and brass door fittings. All closets on the upper floor are cedar-lined, and wall paper, a newer addition, is evident throughout the house. All the windows are original and tightly constructed.

A rectangular garage has shiplap siding, corrugated-metal roofing on a low-pitch gable roof. There are two fixed-sash windows. A stone and mortar wall surrounds the property. 

Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey, 1984