Primary Name: Lewis, Richard F.
Filed as: lewis_richard
Also known as: R. F. Lewis; Richard Lewis
Occupation / Association: Attorney; Owner, Juneau Water Works
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Spouse: Grace Lewis
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Property / Address: Block F, Lots 7–8; 11 Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska (corner of Egan Drive and Main Street at the base of Telephone Hill)
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Washington, D.C.
Keywords: Richard F Lewis, R F Lewis, Richard Lewis Juneau attorney, Lewis Grace, Juneau Water Works, Juneau Motor Company building, 11 Egan Drive Juneau, Telephone Hill property owners, Juneau capital relocation advocates
Biography
Richard F. Lewis and his wife Grace Lewis owned Block F, Lots 7–8, the site where the Juneau Motor Company building stands at 11 Egan Drive on the corner of Egan Drive and Main Street at the base of Telephone Hill. The property remained in their ownership from the turn of the twentieth century until the early 1950s.
Lewis came to Juneau in 1894 and practiced law there until 1952. In addition to his legal career, he owned the Juneau Water Works and was active in civic affairs.
He was among a group of Alaskans who successfully lobbied in Washington, D.C. for the relocation of the territorial capital from Sitka to Juneau.
Sources
City of Juneau property records, 1901–1951; Lewis family records, 1938–1944; Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey
Tags: Richard F Lewis, R F Lewis, Lewis Grace, Juneau Water Works, Juneau attorney, Juneau Motor Company building, 11 Egan Drive Juneau, Telephone Hill property owners, Juneau pioneers