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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is the oldest surviving Protestant
church building on the Kenai Peninsula. The basement was built in
1904 and the first religious service was held in February 1905.
Open to the public.
 The Seward Depot
The Seward Depot of the Alaska Railroad was constructed in 1917
at the location now known as Adams and Ballaine. It was moved to its
present location in 1928 after a damaging flood down Jefferson
Street.
Not open to the public.
Brown & Hawkins
Brown & Hawkins was the oldest continually operated business in
Seward and the oldest store under the same ownership in Alaska.
Charles E. Brown and W. T. Hawkins came to Seward in 1903 and
started the Brown & Hawkins Company to serve as bankers and
merchants for the building of the Alaska Central Railroad.
Open to the public.
Government Cable Office
The Government Cable Office was constructed in 1905 as part of
the Alaska Military Cable & Telegraph System. A telegraph system was
installed in Valdez first; then, in the summer of 1905 a submarine
cable was laid between Valdez and Seward to connect the new town
with Seattle and the rest of the United States.
Not open to the public.
Swetman House
The Swetman House was originally built in 1916 on the steeply
graded site against Mt. Marathon near Dairy Hill. It was later sold
to Elwn Swetman and moved to its present location on 5th Avenue.
Private residence, not open to the public.
Ballaine House
The Ballaine House was built in 1905 by Frank Ballaine, brother
of John Ballaine, the founding father of Seward.
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