Lewis, Grace
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
Lewis, Richard
Primary Name: Lewis, Richard F.
Filed as: lewis_richard_f
Also known as: R.F. Lewis, Richard F. Lewis
Occupation / Association: Attorney; owner, Juneau Water Works
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Spouse: Grace Lewis
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Telephone Hill, Juneau, Alaska
Property / Address: Block F; Lots 7–8, Juneau Motor Company building, 11 Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Richard F Lewis, R.F. Lewis, Lewis Richard F, Juneau Water Works owner, Juneau attorney, Telephone Hill property owners
Biography
Richard F. Lewis and his wife Grace Lewis owned Block F, Lots 7–8, 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 the Lewis family 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 practice, he owned the Juneau Water Works from 1938 to 1944. Lewis was also among a group of Alaskans who successfully lobbied in Washington, D.C., to have the territorial capital moved from Sitka to Juneau.
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City of Juneau property records, 1901–1951; Lewis family records
Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey
Johnson, Richard
Primary Name: Johnson, Richard
Filed as: johnson_richard
Also known as: Richard Johnson
Occupation / Association: Property owner, Telephone Hill
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Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Telephone Hill, Juneau, Alaska
Property / Address: Lot 6, Anita Kodzoff House, 107 West First Street, Telephone Hill, Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Richard Johnson, Johnson Richard, Telephone Hill property owners, Anita Kodzoff House, 107 West First Street Juneau
Biography
Richard Johnson owned Lot 6 on the southeast face of Telephone Hill in Juneau, Alaska, from 1901 to 1914. The property is the site of the Anita Kodzoff House, located at 107 West First Street.
The property underwent improvements during Johnson’s ownership.
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Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey
Campbell, Malcom
Primary Name: Campbell, Malcolm
Filed as: campbell_malcolm
Also known as: Malcom Campbell
Occupation / Association: Property Owner
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Associated places: Juneau Alaska; Telegraph Hill Juneau
Keywords: Malcolm Campbell, Malcom Campbell, Campbell Malcolm, Telegraph Hill Juneau property owners
Biography
Malcolm Campbell purchased Block 1, Lot 2 on Telegraph Hill in 1894. The property later became the site of the Percy Reynolds House, located at 116 West First Street in Juneau.
Campbell sold the property to Martha McKinnon in 1915.
Sources
Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey, 1984
Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey, 1984
Tags: Malcolm Campbell, Malcom Campbell, Campbell Malcolm, Telegraph Hill Juneau, Percy Reynolds House, Property Address 116 West First Street, Telephone Hill property owners
Fuller, N.A.
Primary Name: Fuller, Newman A.
Filed as: Fuller, Newman A.
Also known as: Newman A. Fuller
Occupation / Association: Early Juneau property owner
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Telephone Hill, Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Newman A Fuller Juneau Alaska, Fuller family Juneau Alaska, Telephone Hill property owners, early Juneau landowners, Juneau historic property records
Biography
Newman A. Fuller was an early property owner in Juneau, Alaska. Historical records indicate that he purchased lots in Juneau and may have had a residence associated with the Telephone Hill area.
Telephone Hill was one of the early residential neighborhoods in Juneau and was home to many of the city’s early settlers and property owners.
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Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey, 1984.
DeArmond, Robert N., 1967.
McKinnon, John
Primary Name: McKinnon, John
Filed as: McKinnon, John
Also known as: John McKinnon
Occupation / Association: Early Juneau property owner
Associated places: Juneau, Alaska; Telephone Hill, Juneau, Alaska
Property / Address: Telephone Hill area properties, Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: John McKinnon Juneau Alaska, McKinnon family Juneau Alaska, Telephone Hill property owners, early Juneau landowners, Telephone Hill historic neighborhood
Biography
John McKinnon was an early property owner in Juneau, Alaska, who purchased lots in the city during the community's early development.
Historical records indicate that McKinnon may have owned or occupied property associated with the Telephone Hill neighborhood, one of Juneau’s earliest residential districts located above the downtown waterfront.
Sources
DeArmond, Robert N., Juneau City and Borough Historic Survey, 1967.
