Yukon Hotel National Historic Site Of Canada
Construction Period: From 1896 to 1905
Designation Level: Federal
in Dawson City
The Yukon Hotel is a small wooden false-front building on First Avenue, Dawson City\\\'smajor street at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush. Its log side walls and pitched roof are visible from Third Avenue which runs beside its site.
Construction Period: From 1896 to 1905 Designation Level: Federal
Designation Date: June 12, 1982
The Yukon Hotel was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1982 because:
- it was typical of commercial structures built at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush.
The heritage value of the Yukon Hotel resides in its representation of typical commercial structures built at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush as illustrated by its site, setting and composition. Built in 1898 by J. E. Binet, the Yukon Hotel was first known as the Binet Block. Initially rented for Government Offices, it became a hotel in 1900 and served as such under a variety of names until 1957. Today it has been restored as part of Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada.
Source: Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Minutes, 1982.
