Russian American Building No. 29

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Russian-American Building #29, also known as Tilson Building or Building No. 29, Sitka, is a building in Sitka, Alaska. It is a siding covered log building dating back to the years after the 1867 purchase of Alaska by the United States. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance. Out of more than 80,000 places on the National Register only about 2,430 are NHLs. A National Historic Landmark District (NHLD) is a historic district that is recognized as a NHL. It may include contributing properties that have buildings, structures, sites or objects, and it may include non-contributing properties.